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SUMMARY:Global perspectives on teaching AI ethics - Speaker to be confirme
 d
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CONTACT:Dr Stefanie Ullmann
DESCRIPTION:Although the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence (
 AI) have been discussed extensively since at least the 1950s\, the way in 
 which future computer scientists\, information engineers\, and software de
 velopers are taught about this crucial topic at university differs vastly.
  In many countries it is still possible to study subjects such as machine 
 learning or natural language processing to the highest level\, without eve
 r having to consider the ethical implications of autonomous intelligent sy
 stems\, their underlying algorithms\, and/or the data they are trained on.
  This provides a striking contrast to\, say\, Medical Sciences\, which can
 not usually be studied to degree level anywhere in the world without at le
 ast one compulsory ethics module having been taken.\nWhile many higher-edu
 cation institutions around the world have recently attempted to integrate 
 the teaching of AI ethics more fully into their (computer) science courses
 \, there is a general lack of consultation and collaboration about the for
 m and content of these courses. As a result\, they have markedly different
  principles\, practices and priorities.\nThis discussion-based workshop wi
 ll provide an opportunity for those who teach AI ethics to students of sci
 ence subjects at university to share ideas about what they teach and how t
 hey teach it\, and may lead to a useful identification of common ground th
 at connects differing ideologies and methodologies. The discussions will c
 onsider fundamental questions that at present have no widely-agreed answer
 s\, such as:\n\n\nwhich topics should be covered in such courses?\nwhich s
 pecific pedagogical strategies are most effective\, and in which specific 
 teaching contexts?\nhow can ethical considerations be integrated practical
 ly into very technical subjects\, such as modifying system architectures\,
  developing particular neural models\, and annotating and/or pre-processin
 g training data?\nacademics from which disciplines are best placed to deli
 ver that teaching?’\nand\, crucially\, how should the ethical literacy o
 f the students taking such courses be formally assessed?\n\n\nThe workshop
  will be an important platform for teachers and experts from a variety of 
 academic fields to exchange experiences and ideas\, which\, we hope\, will
  lead the way for an improved and more (trans) nationally aligned approach
  to teaching ethics. It is envisaged that this will be the first in a seri
 es of such discussions.\n\n\nSee CRASSH's website for information about th
 e programme and speakers.\n\n\nThis workshop is convened by Giving Voice t
 o Digital Democracies\, a research project which is part of the Centre for
  the Humanities and Social Change\, Cambridge\, and organised by Marcus To
 malin (Cambridge) and Stefanie Ullmann (Cambridge). The workshop is funded
  by the Humanities and Social Change International Foundation.\n\n\nFurthe
 r information\nThis is a free event but registration is required. Both in-
 person and online tickets are available.\nFor those attending online\, we 
 will email your Zoom joining details 24 hours before the event. Please als
 o check your Spam folder.\nThe workshop will be recorded and the video upl
 oaded to CRASSH's YouTube channel.
LOCATION: Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C
 B3 9DT
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