AI for Humanity and Society 2020
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Welcome to the 1st WASP-HS Conference on AI, Humanity and Society – a meeting place for dialogue on humanity and societal aspects on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems transform the way we work, live our lives and solve problems. This technology has the potential to improve people’s well-being and contribute to social and environmental sustainability. At the same time, we also see an increased concern about the potential risks with AI. Massive efforts create many opportunities to shape how the society and people’s everyday life develop. Welcome to participate in the dialogue!
The program includes panels with leading researchers and practitioners, and a musical intermezzo based on AI generated music. The full program will be announced soon.
Date: 18 November, 2020
Location: The conference will take place online.
Time: 13:30 – 16:45
Presentations
See project presentations from the conference.
Program: AI for Humanity and Society 2020
18 November
13:30 Welcome
Karin Danielsson, Program Coordinator, WASP-HS, introduces the speakers.
Peter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg Foundations
Kerstin Sahlin, Chair WASP-HS
Virginia Dignum, Program Director WASP-HS
Cecilia Garme, moderator
13:45 Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk music
Performed by members of The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Machine Folk Music, under direction of Bob Sturm. Followed by a presentation on running projects in the WASP-HS program.
14:00 Minister for Energy and Digital Development Anders Ygeman
14:15 – 15:00 Panel on Society and AI
Peter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg Foundations
Oskar Nordström Skans, Uppsala University
Sara Öhrvall, SEB
Anja Kaspersen, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Marietje Schaake, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
15:00 – 15:15 Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk music
Performed by members of The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Machine Folk Music, under direction of Bob Sturm. Followed by a presentation on running projects in the WASP-HS program.
15:15 – 16:00 Panel on Humanity and AI
Kjell Asplund, WASP-HS
Ingar Brinck, WASP-HS
Johan Bocander, SEB
Vanessa Evers, NTU Singapore
Juha Heikkilä, European Commission
16:00 – 16:15 Conclusions
Virginia Dignum, Program Director, WASP-HS
16:15 – > Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk music
Performed by members of The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Machine Folk Music, under direction of Bob Sturm.
Project presentations
Informal chat
16.45 Program ends
Registration closed
We have now closed registration to the conference.
Please contact the WASP-HS program office with questions on the conference, contact@wasp-hs.org.
Background:
The Wallenberg Foundations are investing in research on humanity and societal aspects on AI and autonomous systems through the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous System and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS).
The research programme WASP-HS aims to support and accelerate outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences that focus the impact of AI and autonomous systems and how these can be developed and integrated in society and in people’s everyday lives, potential effects, possibilities and challenges. WASP-HS aims to create interdisciplinary research environments, a national graduate school, and a national research network that can contribute with new knowledge, illuminate important topics and engage citizens and other societal actors.
During this event, WASP-HS will introduce its new program for research collaborations with Swedish public and private organisations.