17 November
The conference AI for Humanity and Society is a hybrid event and takes place both on-site and online. Please note that the program will differ slightly if you choose to participate online. The conference is held in English only and is free of charge.
09:30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction
Anna-Sara Lind, Professor of Public Law, Uppsala University
Francis Lee, Associate Professor, Technology and Society, Chalmers University of Technology
Virginia Dignum, Professor, Program Director of WASP-HS, Umeå University
10:15-11:00 Tomorrow’s AI Politics: Which Roads Will Follow?
Keynote Speaker Martin Ulbrich, Senior Expert in the AI Policy Unit (CNECT.A.2) of the European Commission
Discussant Carolina Brånby, Digital Policy Director at The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svensktnaringsliv) and WASP-HS Board
11:00-12:00 Mapping the Grand Social Challenges of AI
12:00-13:30 Lunch, Coffee, and Mingle
13:30-14:30 AI for All Humanity?
Keynote Speaker Abeba Birhane, Mozilla Foundation, the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin
Discussants
Jeroen van den Hoven, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology
Maria Marouda, Chair, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Jennifer Rhee, Associate Professor at the Department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University
14:30-15:30 Afternoon Coffee and Theme Corners
15:30-16:15 Discussant Panel: What’s Next for Social Sciences and the Humanities in AI?
Discussants
Pernilla Jonsson, Ericsson Research and WASP-HS Board
Anders Sandberg, Senior Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
Katherine Harrison, Associate Professor, Docent, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA), Linköping University
Andrew McAfee, Co-Founder and Co-Director of MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy. Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management
16:15-16:30 Concluding Words
Anna-Sara Lind, Professor of Public Law, Uppsala University
Francis Lee, Associate Professor, Technology and Society, Chalmers University of Technology
16.30-17:00 Cocktail and Mingle