AI for Humanity and Society 2023

Living with AI
– Critical Questions for the Social Sciences and Humanities

As we face an increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday practices, it becomes more critical than ever to examine how AI affects our lives and society. Researchers in the social sciences and humanities have made essential observations and analyses on this topic. Yet, we still need grounded, situated, and relational understandings of how AI impacts us individually and collectively.

To reach this goal, it is imperative to closely examine the norms, values, and assumptions underpinning current AI research, inquiry about the criticality embedded in scholarly practices, and question the relevance of the methods chosen.  We must identify what works well for all groups in society and discuss what needs improvement or change.

This is why WASP-HS welcomes researchers, representatives from industry, and policymakers to discuss these issues on 14-15 November at Malmö Live in Malmö, Sweden.

We look forward to your thoughts and ideas on how to address these challenges so we can work together to contribute to a future we all want to live in.

Welcome to the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society 2023!

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Conference Workshops

In conjunction with the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society 2023, WASP-HS arranges workshops with the intention to foster discussion and exchange ideas. Each workshop is a place for conference attendees with shared interests to meet to develop focused discussions; they are also an opportunity to find people who care about the same issues, questions, and research agendas as you and your research group.

Read more about each workshop and register.

Please note that in order to participate in this workshop you must also register for the conference via the event page. Registration for the conference opens on 15 August.

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Tentative Conference Program and Schedule

The AI for Humanity and Society conference is an on-site event held in English only.

Day 1

09.00 – 12.00 Pre-conference workshops

12.00 – Lunch

13.00 – 13:15 Welcome and introduction
Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Lund University
Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University
Virginia Dignum, Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University and Program Director of WASP-HS

13:15 – 14:15 Keynote
Shannon Vallor,  Professor in the Ethics of Data and AI, The University of Edinburgh

14:15 -15:30 Panel I: Criticality & AI Studies
Moderator: Katherine Harrison, Associate Professor at the Department of Thematic Studies at Linköping University
Panel: Kristina Höök, Professor in Interaction Design at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Amanda Lagerkvist, Professor of Media and Communication Studies 
Simon Lindgren, Professor of Sociology at Umeå University
Michael Strange, Associate Professor in International Relations at Malmö University

15:30- 16:00 Break – 30 minutes

16.00-17.00 Keynote
Sofia Ranchordas, Guest Professor of Administrative Law at Lund University

17.00 –18.15 Panel II: Norms, Assumptions, and Values
Moderator: Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Lund University
Panel: Martin Ebers, Guest Professor of IT Law at Örebro University
Katja De Vries, Assistant Professor in Public Law at Uppsala University
Katie Winkle, Assistant Professor in Social Robotics at Uppsala University
Martin Berg, Professor of Media Technology at Malmö University

18.15 Cocktail and Mingle

Day 2

9:00 – 9.20 Coffee

09:20-09:30 Lessons from Day One
Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Lund University
Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University

9:30 – 10:30 Keynote
Sarah Cook, Guest Professor in AI and Art at Umeå University

10:30- 11:45 – Panel lII  – Methods and Interdisciplinarity
Moderator: Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University
Panel: Irina Shklovski, Guest Professor of Communication and Computing at Linköping University
Barry Brown Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University
Francis Lee, Associate Professor in Technology and Society at Chalmers University of Technology
Kivanç Tatar, Assistant Professor in Interaction Design at Chalmers University of Technology

11:45 – 12:00 Summarizing and Closing words
Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Lund University
Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University
Liane Colonna, Assistant Professor in Law and Information Technology at Stockholm University
Donal Casey, Assistant Professor in Commercial Law at Uppsala University

12:00 – Have a good trip back home!

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Call for Workshops

WASP-HS Workshops are intended to foster discussion and exchange ideas. They are a gathering place for conference attendees with shared interests to meet to develop focused discussions; they also are an opportunity to find people who care about the same issues, questions, and research agendas as you and your research group.

The call to chair a workshop in conjunction with annual WASP-HS conference is closed.

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Conference Chairs