Taming the Machines
The Governance and Regulatory Challenges
Witnessing the harm done by online disinformation campaigns, algorithmic discrimination, and digital surveillance, there are increasing calls for regulation of artificial intelligence and other related digital technologies. Indeed, a recent article in Nature Machine Intelligence reported that there are over 70 sets of principles and guidelines on AI Ethics issued by companies, academic institutions and public organizations around the world in the last five years, which demonstrates the urgency of proper regulation of AI and digital technologies.
The governance and regulation of AI and digital technologies, however, cannot be limited to principles and guidelines on AI Ethics. To achieve good AI governance and regulation, there is a variety of challenges: One challenge is how to put principles into practice, and how to coordinate and mediate conflicting principles in concrete contexts. Another challenge is the danger of ‚ethics washing‘, where the implementation of governance and regulatory frameworks is delayed by ‚ethical debates‘ or replaced by the instalment of Ethics Review Boards without clear mandate and supervisory power. There are also questions about power and legitimacy—who gets to decide and on what basis the decision is justified.
These are some of the questions any satisfactory account of AI governance and regulation must address. The public lecture series invites internationally renowned scholars to explore major questions about the governance and regulation of artificial intelligence and digital technologies.
Additional speakers may be added to the lecture series. Given the uncertainty associated with COVID-19, the lectures will be delivered in digital form. To get the latest updates and details to access the lectures, please visit: http://uhh.de/inf-eit
donnerstags, 18.15 Uhr - 19.45 Uhr, Zoom
05.11.2020
Does AlphaGo Actually Play Go? Concerning the State Space of AI
Prof. Dr. Holger Lyre, University of Magdeburg
12.11.2020
What Is Good? Social Impacts of AI and Digital Governance
Prof. Dr. Joanna J. Bryson, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
03.12.2020
The Robotic Disruption of Morality: Revolution or Evolution?
Prof. Dr. John Danaher, National University of Ireland Galway
21.01.2021
Twitter is a Bad Game
Prof. Dr. C. Thi Nguyen, University of Utah, USA
04.02.2021
„Myths and Misunderstandings about Responsibility for the Unintended Impact of Artificial Intelligence“
Prof. Dr. Karen Yeung, University of Birmingham, UK
11.02.2021
The Global Digital Economy Made Concrete: Unpacking the Smart City
Prof Dr. Blayne Haggart, Brock University, Canada / Prof. Dr. Natasha Tusikov, York University, Canada
Koordination
Prof. Dr. Judith Simon / Dr. Pak-Hang Wong, beide Fachbereich Informatik, Ethik in der Informationstechnologie, Universität Hamburg
