Seminar "Ethics of AI: A hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“

We invite you to a public seminar titled “Ethics of AI: a hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?“ on 28 November at 10:00 in the UT Delta Study Building room 1006 and online. 

Unfortunately, the seminar is now fully booked, but we offer the chance to follow the event online. If interested, then register below.

Is AI ethics a barrier to innovation or rather a driving force for responsible progress? How can we ensure that AI development aligns with fundamental rights and ethics while technology advances?

Join us for an insightful seminar where leading international AI ethics experts will explore these pressing issues. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the ethical principles essential for AI development, including an overview of the new EU AI Act and the research policies designed by the European Commission.

The event offers a unique opportunity for researchers, graduate students, and anyone interested in the ethical aspects of AI to engage with thinkers operating at the intersection of AI, ethics, and innovation.
 

Register here to follow the event online

Link to follow the event online

The live broadcast will start on 28 November at 10:00.

Programme

10:00 Meelis Kull, Opening speech
Head of EXAI, University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, Chair of Data Science.

10:10 Margit Sutrop, “Introduction. AI ethics: what it is and why it matters?”
Head of the International Advisory Board of EXAI, Professor for Practical Philosophy and Head of the University of Tartu Centre for Ethics.

10:30 Mihalis Kritikos “Designing Ethical and Trustworthy AI Research Policies in the EU: challenges and opportunities”
Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Integrity Sector of the European Commission, Secretary of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE). 

11:15 Coffee break

11:45 Pieter Gryffroy, “Protection of fundamental rights under the AI act”
Member of the International Advisory Board of EXAI, Attorney-at-law at Timelex, Belgium

12:30 Björn Lundgren, “The control problem and value-alignment”
Member of the International Advisory Board of EXAI, Research fellow at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Centre for Philosophy and AI Research 

13:15 Lunch

14:00 Joanna Bryson, Keynote: “Intelligence by Design: What software engineering can do for transparency and accountability”
Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School, Member of the International Advisory Board of EXAI

15:00 Panel discussion: “Ethics of AI: a hindrance of innovation or an engine of good research?” Chaired by Margit Sutrop.

• Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School
• Björn Lundgren, a research fellow at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Centre for Philosophy and AI Research
• Pieter Gryffroy, attorney-at-law Timelex, Belgium
• Liina Kamm, Senior Research Fellow at Cybernetica

16:00 Break

16:15 Launch of the network of AI ethics experts in Estonia

The seminar is organised by the Estonian Centre of Excellence in AI (EXAI), the University of Tartu Centre of Ethics and the Institute of Computer Science.

The seminar is supported by the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (EXAI), financed by the Ministry of Education and Research.