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Undisciplined AI Ethics: Views of Ethics and Autonomous Systems
2021-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Online via Zoom
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The WASP-HS Research Seminars are intended to present and discuss ongoing research on a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for WASP-HS. Seminars are held online once a month and organised in a series of 3-4 seminars with a common theme. WASP-HS researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present research results, ongoing research, or visions for future directions, followed by an open discussion.
This spring the series called Undisciplined AI Ethics is running over four seminars. This seminar, Views of Ethics and Autonomous Systems, is the second out of four. See all seminars below.

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Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
20 October, 15:00-16:00

Studying Ethics and AI
Speakers: Amanda Lagerkvist, Uppsala UniversityCharles Ess, University of Oslo
How do we conceptualize ethics and technologies in order to study their meanings and importance in the realm of autonomous systems? What approaches do we need to develop to engage with ethics and AI?

10 November, 15:00-16:00

Views of Ethics and Autonomous Systems
Speakers: Kristina Höök, KTH – Royal Institute of TechnologyJacek Smolicki, Uppsala University
How do we view/engage with the ethics of AI systems? What are the frameworks, perspectives, concepts, and empirical methods we use to work with ethics and autonomous systems?

8 December, 15:00-16:00

Ethics + Innovation = True?
Speakers: Virginia Dignum, Umeå UniversityDavid Ryan Polgar, the founder of All tech is human.
How do we innovate with AI in responsible ways? What are the challenges of innovating responsibly?

19 January, 15:00-16:00

Relationships Between Law, Ethics and AI
Speakers: Jenny Eriksson Lundström, Uppsala UniversityCecilia Magnusson Sjöberg, Stockholm University

Chair

Teresa Cerrato-PargmanProfessor, Stockholm University

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Undisciplined AI Ethics: Studying Ethics and AI
2021-10-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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The WASP-HS Research Seminars are intended to present and discuss ongoing research on a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for WASP-HS. Seminars are held online once a month and organised in a series of 3-4 seminars with a common theme. WASP-HS researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present research results, ongoing research, or visions for future directions, followed by an open discussion.
This autumn and winter the series called Undisciplined AI Ethics is running over four seminars. This seminar, Studying Ethics and AI, is the first out of four. See all seminars below.

Program
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
20 October, 15:00-16:00

Studying Ethics and AI
Speakers: Amanda Lagerkvist, Uppsala UniversityCharles Ess, University of Oslo
How do we conceptualize ethics and technologies in order to study their meanings and importance in the realm of autonomous systems? What approaches do we need to develop to engage with ethics and AI?

10 November, 15:00-16:00

Views of Ethics and Autonomous Systems
Speakers: Kristina Höök, KTH – Royal Institute of TechnologyJacek Smolicki, Uppsala University
How do we view/engage with the ethics of AI systems? What are the frameworks, perspectives, concepts, and empirical methods we use to work with ethics and autonomous systems?

8 December, 15:00-16:00

Ethics + Innovation = True?
Speakers: Virginia Dignum, Umeå UniversityDavid Ryan Polgar, the founder of All tech is human.
How do we innovate with AI in responsible ways? What are the challenges of innovating responsibly?

19 January, 15:00-16:00

Relationships Between Law, Ethics and AI
Speakers: Jenny Eriksson Lundström, Uppsala UniversityCecilia Magnusson Sjöberg, Stockholm University

Chair

Teresa Cerrato-PargmanProfessor, Stockholm University

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AI and FinTech
2021-10-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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WASP-HS community reference meetings aim at learning for public and private organisations in Sweden about challenges and questions of their interest and sharing recent developments within WASP-HS in order to identify opportunities for collaboration in different sectors. During the meetings, we will make use of interactive breakout sessions to generate recommendations for the reference meeting, to keep a continuous link to society in our plans and strategy.
Developments in intelligent technologies are transforming financial products and services. Automated decision making plays an increasingly important role in the provision of financial services, fraud detection and credit audits. At the same time, consumer finance providers are relying on conversational AI agents that can engage directly with customers, and algorithmic trading, including high-frequency algorithmic trading, is shaping markets and driving policy.
These changes affect access and the cost of capital for individuals and companies. Consequently, in the long run, they may determine the development paths of countries and regions. Alongside new opportunities created by the advances in financial technology, numerous challenges are emerging that require a broad and multidisciplinary approach.
In this meeting, WASP-HS brings together academics and practitioners to discuss these issues and build the foundation for further analysis for the emerging field of FinTech from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.

Program and Roundtables
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
14:00-14:10 – Introduction by Virginia Dignum, WASP-HS Program Director and Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University
14:10-14:30 – Keynote

Keynote title: AI Trends in the Financial Industry – A Practitioner Point of View
Keynote: Nicolas Moch, Chief Information Officer, SEB
Keynote abstract: What is happening in the crossing between AI and finance? From automated trading to Ethical AI-based decisions in our financial system, Nicolas will share experiences of both SEB’s own journey and of the Fintech landscape in general.

14:30-15:30 – Roundtable discussions

Accountability in (and of) FinTech
Chair: Magnus Strand, Senior lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University Co-chair: Mattias Levin, Deputy Head of the Digital Finance unit at the European Commission’s Directorate-General of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
Abstract The last ten years have seen intense rulemaking with regard to the financial markets. As a parallel process, rulemaking in order to harness the possibilities as well as risks in AI-based technology is beginning to take shape, e.g. the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act for the EU. FinTech is right at the intersection of these sets of rules. What are the accountability structures that emerge for FinTech businesses? What lies around the corner, still brewing with the policymakers? Join our roundtable to discuss accountability in the FinTech industry, and also whether it is possible to hold supervisory authorities to account if they overstep.

The Good and the Bad of FinTech: When and for Whom Is It Helpful and When and for Whom Is It Detrimental?
Chair: Kinga Barrafrem, Postdoc, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping UniversityCo-chair: Gustav Tinghög, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University
Abstract AI-based FinTech solutions often aim to help consumers achieve their financial goals. Such decision aids have a great impact on the most vulnerable consumer groups (e.g., with low financial literacy), but can sometimes even be counter effective for other users. In this round table we will discuss how AI can and should aid decisions of different customer segments, what are the pitfalls we should avoid when designing AI-based solutions, and how consumer segmentation can boost the effectiveness of AI-based solutions in improving financial well-being.

Does AI Bring Radical Change to the FinTech Sector?
Chair: Magnus Mähring, Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, Stockholm School of EconomicsCo-chair: Sebastian Krakowski, Assistant Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, Stockholm School of Economics
Abstract Given that rapid advances in AI are causing disruption to a range of industries, this roundtable will discuss two foundational issues in relation to banking and FinTech. First, while AI is reshaping finance in areas such as credit decisions, fraud prevention, and personalized banking, its role outside of traditional finance is less apparent to the uninitiated observer, especially in areas where advanced algorithm-based solutions have existed for decades, such as program trading. We will therefore discuss what role AI plays in enabling genuinely new and potentially disruptive services in the FinTech sector that goes beyond conventional IT systems. Second, we will explore how AI is affecting the banking landscape. For instance, while consumer preferences for lower-cost or more streamlined challenger offerings seem to be driving the emergence of a more modular industry structure, for example in payment solutions, restrictive regulation related to AI could counteract such developments. This begs the question what the future holds for banking and FinTech, and we invite you to join us for a stimulating discussion of the role of AI in this context.

15:30-16:00 – Reflections from the roundtables

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Summer School 2021
2021-08-23 09:00 - 2021-08-27 17:00 | Online via Zoom
The 2021 WASP-HS Summer School will be held on 23-27 August. Because of restrictions due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Summer School will be held online.
The program consists of themed blocked presented by WASP-HS researchers and invited guest speakers. There will be group work and the week will end with student presentations. There till also be a PhD Student Council meeting and outdoor social activities will be organised at the local university campuses.

Program

Monday 23 August
09:00 Block 1 : Individual reading time
10:00 Break
10:30 Welcome! Instructions for the coming week
11:00 Block 2: Defining SustainabilityKalle Grill
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Kick-Off: Scenario Frank Dignum & Kalle GrillWork in groups: Defining sustainable energy use.
15:30 Groups merge for discussion. Short presentations from each group.
16:30 Wrapping up
17:00-19:00 Social event Co-organised with WASP Summer school (outdoor at the local  universities)

Tuesday 24 August
09:00 Block 3: Behaviour ChangeHelena Lindgren
10:00 Break
10:30 Block 4: Technology for Promoting Behaviour ChangeHelena Lindgren
11:30 Reflections about the previous day and introducing group workHelena Lindgren & Kalle Grill
12:00 Lunch
13:00  Work in groups
16:30 Get together for questions and thoughts Frank Dignum & Helena Lindgren
17:00 Photo taskTake photos of nudging in your environment.
18:00  Wrapping up

Wednesday 25 August
09:00 Block 5: Resource OptimizationJohanna Björklund.
10:30 Break
11:00 Block 6: Power and DemocracySimon Lindgren
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Possible Connections Johanna Björklund & Simon LindgrenWork in groups
16:30 Photo taskSustainability: Good and bad examples of city planning
17:30 Everyone meets upQuestions etc
18:00 Wrapping up

Thursday 26 August
09:00 Block 7: The Environmental Science PerspectiveKeith Larson
10:00 Break
10:30 Work in groups Keith Larson
11:30 Discussion in whole group
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Block 8: Creating a New Sustainable NeighbourhoodJohan Sjöström
14:00 Preparing for Friday presentation
16:00 PhD Student Council meeting
18:00 Wrapping up

Friday 27 August
09:00 Block 9:  Sustainability in Social ContextFrank Dignum
10:00 Break
10:30 Block 10: Umeå Energi ProjectMartin Berglund
11:30 Follow-up questions from morning talks
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Student Presentations Simon Lindgren & Frank Dignum 15 mins presentations and 10 mins feedback, break after every 2 presentations
16:45 Evaluation
17:00 Wrapping up

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Multidisciplinary Methods: How to Talk About Ethics - The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
2021-06-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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The WASP-HS Research Seminars are intended to present and discuss ongoing research on a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for WASP-HS. Seminars are held online once a month and organised in a series of 3-4 seminars with a common theme. WASP-HS researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present research results, ongoing research, or visions for future directions, followed by an open discussion.
This spring the series called Multidisciplinary Methods is running over three seminars. This seminar, How to Talk About Ethics – The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity, is the third out of three. See all seminars below.

Program
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
14 April, 15:00-16:00

Some Possible Principles of Practice in Cross-Cutting Research Endeavours
Speaker: Claes-Fredrik Helgesson, Professor, Research Director, Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS)

12 May, 15:00-16:00

Solving Societal Problems Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration?
Speaker: Thomas Berker, Professor, Head of Centre of Technology and Society, NTNU
Lessons from the Norwegian Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (2009-2017)

9 June, 15:00-16:00

How to Talk About Ethics – The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Confirmed Speaker: Irina Shklovski, Professor, University of Copenhagen

Chair

Ericka JohnsonProfessor, Linköping University
Katherine HarrisonSenior Lecturer, Linköping University

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AI and Life in the Digital World
2021-05-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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WASP-HS Community Reference Meetings are aimed at helping public and private organizations in Sweden with challenges and questions regarding their interests, as well as developments within WASP-HS. This is done to identify opportunities for collaboration between different sectors. At the meetings, the attendees will be divided into break-out rooms to discuss and generate ideas to keep a continuous link to society.
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (VR, AR, and MR) is increasing in popularity, not only in the field of gaming, but also healthcare, engineering, live events, entertainment, retail, education, and more. People who are working, studying, and interacting with others remotely have to adapt to new, digital environments. Digital environments often engender new sets of distractions. One such distraction is, for instance, the fusion of work and private life. Due to the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work through the means of digital and interactive platforms and devices has increased substantially. In order to understand the dynamics and implications of virtual interactions between people, a multidisciplinary perspective is needed.
At the event Life in the Digital World WASP-HS brings together academics and practitioners to discuss these issues. We do so with the hope of building a foundation for further analysis of Virtual Reality and games, from the perspective of social sciences and humanities.

Program and Roundtables
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
14:00-14:15 – Introduction by Virginia Dignum, WASP-HS Program Director and Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University
14:15-14:30 – Keynote

Keynote title: The Role of Humanities and Social Sciences Research for Games and Virtual Reality
Keynote: Julian Togelius, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University

14:30-15:25 – Roundtable discussions

Marketing in Virtual Worlds
Chair: Johanna Björklund, Associate Professor, Department of Computing Science, Umeå UniversityCo-chair: Sara Leckner, Docent in Media Technology and Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Malmö University
Abstract We discuss the future of marketing in digital and virtual worlds, for example, in online games and other immersive media. Depending on the participants’ interests, we talk about topics such as (i) priming, i.e, how features in the situational environment affect the users’ thoughts and actions, (ii) fairness, i.e., what fairness policies are meaningful, and to what extent they are compatible with content personalisation, (iii) monetisation, i.e., business models for creatives that allow them to earn a livelihood from the content they create, or (iv) real versus self-assessed behaviour, i.e., the discrepancy known from traditional media between how the users expect themselves to respond to different types of stimuli, and how they actually respond. Additional suggestions are warmly welcome.

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Ethics in AI-Driven Educational Practices?
Chair: Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Associate Professor of HCI, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm UniversityCo-chair: Cormac McGrath, Department of Education, Stockholm University
Abstract This roundtable invites public and private organizations in Sweden to discuss ethical and legal challenges related to AI (i.e., machine learning, deep algorithms, big data) and learning analytics systems in education. The ambition is to bring together academics and practitioners to discuss these challenges in the actual context of the global pandemic and build the foundation for understanding AI from the social sciences and humanities perspective.

Altered Relationships to Autonomous Systems: Somatic Symbiosis, Correspondence, Alterity, or Monster
Chair: Kristina Höök, Professor in Interaction Design, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyCo-chair: Airi Lampinen, Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, Stockholm University; Docent in Social Psychology, University of Helsinki
Abstract A wave of new theories attempt to shed light on and redefine our relationship to smart objects, autonomous technologies, infrastructures and wearables: e.g. postphenomenological, pragmatist, somaesthetics, feminist and sociological theories. They point to novel engagements, other ways of interacting, sometimes decentring the “human”, sometimes enriching or questioning what can be understood as the category “human”. In this roundtable, we will discuss what these new theories might bring to the table.

From Social Simulations to Interactive Games for Policy Makers
Chair: Frank Dignum, Professor, Department of Computing Science, Umeå UniversityCo-chair: Cezara Pastrav, Research Engineer, Department of Computing Science, Umeå University
Abstract Video games are one of the more successful mediums for the communication of complex information in ways that are clear and engaging. Since many successful videogames are basically simulations with a handful of game mechanics thrown in, can/should we turn our simulations into (serious) games in order to better engage policy makers? In this roundtable, we’ll discuss whether gamifying simulations for policy makers is a worthwhile idea, and what are its advantages, limitations and technical challenges.

15:25-16:00 – Reflections from the roundtables

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Multidisciplinary Methods: Solving Societal Problems Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration?
2021-05-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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The WASP-HS Research Seminars are intended to present and discuss ongoing research on a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for WASP-HS. Seminars are held online once a month and organised in a series of 3-4 seminars with a common theme. WASP-HS researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present research results, ongoing research, or visions for future directions, followed by an open discussion.
This spring the series called Multidisciplinary Methods is running over three seminars. This seminar, How to Talk About Ethics: The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity, is the second out of three. See all seminars below.

Program
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
14 April, 15:00-16:00

Some Possible Principles of Practice in Cross-Cutting Research Endeavours
Speaker: Claes-Fredrik Helgesson, Professor, Research Director, Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS)

12 May, 15:00-16:00

Solving Societal Problems Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration?
Speaker: Thomas Berker, Professor, Head of Centre of Technology and Society, NTNU
Lessons from the Norwegian Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (2009-2017)

9 June, 15:00-16:00

How to Talk About Ethics – The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Confirmed Speaker: Irina Shklovski, Professor, University of Copenhagen

Chair

Ericka JohnsonProfessor, Linköping University
Katherine HarrisonSenior Lecturer, Linköping University

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Multidisciplinary Methods: Some Possible Principles of Practice in Cross-Cutting Research Endeavours
2021-04-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
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The WASP-HS Research Seminars are intended to present and discuss ongoing research on a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for WASP-HS. Seminars are held online once a month and organised in a series of 3-4 seminars with a common theme. WASP-HS researchers and invited national and international leading scholars present research results, ongoing research, or visions for future directions, followed by an open discussion.
This spring the series called Multidisciplinary Methods is running over three seminars. This seminar, Some Possible Principles of Practice in Cross-Cutting Research Endeavours, is the first out of three. See all seminars below.

Program
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
14 April, 15:00-16:00

Some Possible Principles of Practice in Cross-Cutting Research Endeavours
Speaker: Claes-Fredrik Helgesson, Professor, Research Director, Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS)

12 May, 15:00-16:00

Solving Societal Problems Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration?
Speaker: Thomas Berker, Professor, Head of Centre of Technology and Society, NTNU
Lessons from the Norwegian Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (2009-2017)

9 June, 15:00-16:00

How to Talk About Ethics – The Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Confirmed Speaker: Irina Shklovski, Professor, University of Copenhagen

Chair

Ericka JohnsonProfessor, Linköping University
Katherine HarrisonSenior Lecturer, Linköping University

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AI and Healthcare
2021-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Online via Zoom
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WASP-HS community reference meetings aim at learning for public and private organisations in Sweden about challenges and questions of their interest and sharing recent developments within WASP-HS in order to identify opportunities for collaboration in different sectors. During the meetings, we will make use of interactive breakout sessions to generate recommendations for the reference meeting, to keep a continuous link to society in our plans and strategy.
In this meeting, WASP-HS brings together academics and practitioners to discuss these issues and build the foundation for further analysis for the field of healthcares.

Program and Roundtables
Please note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English.
13:00-13:15 – Introduction by Virginia Dignum, WASP-HS Program Director and Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University
13:15-13:30 – Keynote

Keynote title: Human-Centric Care in the Age of Digital
Keynote: Maja Fjaestad, State Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs of Sweden

13:30-14:25 – Roundtable discussions

Harmonising Diverse Patient Data for Person-Centered Care
Chair: Ericka Johnson, Professor, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA), Linköping UniversityCo-chair: Katherine Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA), Linköping University

Data Work in Biomedical AI: The Hidden Challenges of Data, Pretraining, and Ground Truths
Chair: Francis Lee, Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at the division for Science, Chalmers UniversityCo-chair: Magnus Boman, Professor, Division of Software and Computer Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Citizen’s Perspective on Human-Centered AI for Illness Prevention
Chair: Helena Lindgren, Professor, Department of Computing Science, Umeå UniversityCo-chair: Ingeborg Nilsson, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University

Social Robotics and Trustworthy Human-Robot Interaction in Healthcare
Chair: Ginevra Castellano, Professor in Intelligent Interactive Systems, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala UniversityCo-chair: Katie Winkle, Digital Futures Postdoctoral Research fellow, Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

14:25-15:00 – Reflections from the roundtables

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Q&A on Upcoming Calls PhD in Society and innovative Collaborations Projects
2021-02-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Online via Zoom
The WASP-HS Program Office is arranging an online Q&A meeting about the two calls PhD in Society and Innovative collaboration projects.
The Q and A meeting will be held on 18 February, 09.00-10.00 (CET).
If you would like to participate in the meeting, please express your interest by sending an email to contact@wasp-hs.org before 16 February.

PhD in Society
The program PhD in Society aims to strengthen the position of Swedish industry and public organisations by financing the PhD research supporting collaborations between Swedish organisations and universities in research directions in the humanities and social sciences. This PhD research should target specific problems in an area of application of AI and/or autonomous systems with wide societal implications, where there is currently a mismatch of expertise or competences in humanities or social sciences. Swedish universities are invited to prepare proposals together for a research topic for a PhD position together with Swedish public or private organisations. Proposals can be submitted by researchers affiliated with humanities or social sciences faculties or equivalent.
Application deadline: 19 March 2021
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Innovative Collaboration Projects
The program Innovative Collaboration Projects aims in particular to strengthen the scientific competence of young researchers through a competitive program of collaboration with public and/or private partners, in research directions related to the humanities and social sciences. This research targets specific problems in an area of application of AI and/or autonomous systems with wide societal implications, where there is currently a mismatch of expertise or competences in humanities or social sciences. These projects should strengthen the vision of WASP-HS of excellent multidisciplinary research with high societal relevance for Sweden. Universities are invited to prepare proposals for a research project together with other universities and with Swedish public or private organisations.
Application deadline: 19 March 2021
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Winter Conference 2021
2021-02-09 13:00 - 2021-02-11 14:00 | Online via Zoom
Welcome to the first annual WASP-HS Winter Conference.
The conference will take place online between 9-11 February, 2021. The program will include presentations by invited speakers, PhD project presentations, project presentations and discussion sessions. Abstracts will be published in a conference proceedings available on the WASP-HS web site.
Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 January, 2021Deadline for regular participation: 1 February, 2021Conference dates: 9-11 February, 2021

Keynote

Mark S. MillerChief Scientist at Agoric

Keynote Predictive Minds in a Socio-Technological Niche

Program

9 February
13:00 IntroductionWASP-HS Graduate School Director Christian Balkenius
13:30 Student papers session 1Maria Arnelid: Envisioning Robotic CareIsabel García: Bodies as Mirroring Identities. Designing Care RobotsAnna Laura Huckelba: the Role of Digital Companions as Social ActorsPrahalad Kashyap Haresamudram: Consumer Perception of Artificial IntelligenceAndreas Brännström: Strategic Argumentation to Deal with Interactions Between Intelligent Systems and HumansGregor Rettenegger: Let’s Keep Talking. How AI Could Help to Investigate and Debunk Conspiracy Theories Online
15:00 Break
15:30 Student papers session 2Denitsa Saynova: Word Embedding Methods for Discovering Terms of Disagreement Between Political PartiesEren Yildiz: Goal Directed Dialogue Management Systems With Social ContextEmil Häglund: AI-Driven Contextual CommunicationRachael Garrett: A Corporeal Ethics for Autonomous TechnologiesSilvia A. Carretta: Legal Accountability of Autonomous Thinking AI SystemsHoda Hosseiny: Algorithmic Surveillance by States, the Question of Safeguards
17:00 End

10 February
09:00 Student papers session 3Alicja Ostrowska: What Counts as “Life” in the Context of AI?Appu Balachandran: New Managerial Approaches to Develop Complex Intelligent Systems in the Context of Integration of Model-Based and Data-Driven MethodsElinor Särner: Development of Management and Design Methods When Complexity Goes Beyond Human ComprehensionBijona Troqe: Exploring New Prerequisites for Organisational Decision Making in the Context of Complex Intelligent Systems
10:00 Break
10:30 Student papers session 4Mafalda Gamboa: Mechanical Wisps. Research Through Design of Playful Companion DronesAmandus Krantz: Non-Verbal Signals of Trust and Group Identification in Humans and RobotsDominika Lisy: In-Corpo-Real Robot-Dreams. Empathy, Skin, and BoundariesKristina Popova: Corporeal Ethics of Aerial Drones. Video-Ethnographic ApproachJakob Stenseke: How to Build Nice Robots. Three Pathways to Moral MachinesClàudia Figueras: Social Impact of AI and Social Impact on AI. Empowering the General Public
10:30 – 11:30 Intro to WASP-HS for new projects
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Presentations of new projectsSlides + 2 minute pitch (30m) followed by discussion
14:00 Student papers session 5Christian Kammler: Modelling Social Reality for Social SimulationsPasko Kisic Merino: Bullet With Butterfly Wings. AI-Fuelled Social Media, Borders, and Radical Right-Wing PopulismMalin Backman: The Post-Digitalization Labor MarketLuís Gustavo Ludescher: Implications of AI on Democracy and Self-Determination
15:00 Break
15:30 Keynote Mark S. Miller: Predictive Minds in a Socio-Technological Niche
17:00 End

11 February
09:00 Project presentationsEmma Engström: Which Factors Influence the Adoption of AI-Driven Recommender Features in Mobile Apps?Emma Engström: Prevalence and Implications of AI’s Spread by Infusion into Preexisting ApplicationsJohan Eddebo: Artificial Intelligence, Democracy and Human Dignity
10:15 Break
10:30 Student papers session 6Lovisa Rambjer: The Field-Specific Responses to Occupational DeclineErik Campano: Are Autonomy Algorithms Acceptable? Advancing a New Debate in Medical AI EthicsYoushan Yu: Managing the Tension Between Criticality and Generativity in Complex Intelligent SystemsKatarzyna Söderlund: The Principle of Transparency in Automated Systems – An Empirical StudyPetter Falk: Reassembling the Citizen the Political Ontology of Data-Driven Welfare ServicesJabbar Hussain: Trusting Simulated CT ImagesZiming Wang: Investigate Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in the Context of Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development
12:15 Lunch
13:00 Panel: What does it mean to do multidisciplinary research?Moderator: Christian BalkeniusPanelists: Frank Dignum, Ericka Johnsson, Ingar Brinck,
14:00 End

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AI for Humanity and Society 2020
2020-11-18 13:30 - 16:45 | Online via Zoom
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.

Conference Program and Schedule

18 November
13:30 WelcomeKarin Danielsson, Program Coordinator, WASP-HS, introduces the speakers.Peter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg FoundationsKerstin Sahlin, Chair WASP-HSVirginia Dignum, Program Director WASP-HSCecilia Garme, moderator
13:45 Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk musicPerformed 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 Panel on Society and AIPeter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg FoundationsOskar Nordström Skans, Uppsala UniversitySara Öhrvall, SEBAnja Kaspersen, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsMarietje Schaake, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
15:00 Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk musicPerformed 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 Panel on Humanity and AIKjell Asplund, WASP-HSIngar Brinck, WASP-HSJohan Bocander, SEBVanessa Evers, NTU SingaporeJuha Heikkilä, European Commission
16:00 ConclusionsVirginia Dignum, Program Director, WASP-HS
16:15 Musical intermezzo Machine generated folk musicPerformed by members of The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Machine Folk Music, under direction of Bob Sturm.Project presentationsInformal chat
16:45 Program ends

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Registration for AI for Humanity and Society 2020 is closed. More detailed information about the conference will be sent via e-mail closer to the date of the event to those who have registered.

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Open Invitation to Collaborate with WASP-HS
2020-02-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Näringslivets hus, Storgatan 19, Stockholm, 11451
Welcome to an open meeting to introduce the WASP-HS program to discuss the plans and possibilities for collaboration between WASP-HS and public and private partners in Sweden.
Increasingly, AI and autonomous systems are changing the way we work, live and solve problems. Most public and private organisations, large and small, are already using or considering using AI-related technology and are confronted with many questions concerning opportunities and the risks associated with AI. Many of these questions, relating to the social impact, ethical and legal alignment, transparency, privacy, fairness and explanability, require a broad perspective, rather than a pure technological solution.
The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS) aims to realize excellent research and develop competence on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for humanities and society.
Open invitationWASP-HS is happy to invite you for a meeting on 12 February. The focus of this meeting is to introduce the program to discuss the plans and possibilities for collaboration between WASP-HS and public and private partners in Sweden.
This event takes place on 12 February 2020 from 13.00-17.00 at Näringslivets hus, Storgatan 19, 114 51 Stockholm.
The event will be in English and participation is free of charge.

Registration
Registration is closed.
The event is fully booked at this moment. As we aim to reach as many as organisations as possible and the space is limited, we will let you know by 2 February 2020 if your registration has been accepted.

PI Meeting 2019
2019-12-05 08:00 - 17:00
A meeting for the WASP-HS program will take place on 5 December for the 2019 accepted WASP-HS projects. Read more here about the 16 projects.
The meeting will be held in Stockholm and is by invitation only, targeted towards the members of WASP-HS´s projects.

Keynote
Luciano FloridiProfessor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information and Director of the Digital Ethics Lab, University of Oxford

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