AI & Ethics Week
- business impact – discussing recent AI-related events involving tech giants in terms of business risk, governance, accountability and transparency
- cultural – discussing cultural differences towards ethical AI
- technological – how is research contributing to the ethical challenges and where is it heading?
- regulatory – how the EU intends to regulate AI and are public concerns effectively addressed in other to improved AI’s trustworthiness?
Featured Speakers & Panelists
Prof. Yaniv Benhamou, UNIGE
Thursday, 10/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Moderator of the “Regulation and Policies” session
Monique Cossali Sauvain, Federal Office of Justice, Switzerland
Thursday, 10/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of the “Regulation and Policies” session
Marie-Valentine Florin, IRGC, EPFL
Friday, 11/02/2022, 10h00-12h00: Moderator of workshop
Prof. Öykü Isik, IMD
Monday, 07/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Moderator of “Business Impact” session
Cornelia Kutterer, Microsoft, Brussels
Thursday, 10/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of “Regulation and Policies” session
Dr. Adam Nagy, Harvard University
Tuesday, 08/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of “Culture and Ethics” session
Dr. Beatrice Schütte, University of Helsinki
Tuesday, 08/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of “Culture and Ethics” session
Rebecca Arcesati, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Tuesday, 08/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of the “Culture and Ethics” session
Dr. Guillaume Chaslot, Direction Générale des Entreprises
Monday, 07/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Speaker of “Business Impact” session
Dr. Jessica Fjeld, Harvard Law School
Tuesday, 08/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Panelist of “Culture and Ethics” session
Dr. Lê Nguyen Hoang, EPFL
Monday, 07/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Speaker of “Business Impact” session
Wednesday, 09/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Moderator of “Research” session
Eva A. Kaili, European Parliament
Thursday, 10/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Speaker and panelist of “Regulation and Policies” session
Dr. Cecily Morrison, Microsoft
Wednesday, 09/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Speaker of “Research” session
Dr. Johan Rochel, Ethix & CDH, EPFL
Tuesday, 08/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Moderator of “Culture and Ethics” session
Prof. Carmela Troncoso, EPFL
Wednesday, 09/02/2022, 15h30-17h00: Speaker of “Research” session
Schedule
Monday, 7th of February 2022
15:30 – 17:00
business impact session
Content
discussing recent AI-related events involving tech giants in terms of business risk, governance, accountability and transparency in order to illustrate the business impact of AI Ethics
– Google on governance
– Facebook Files on business risk and accountability
– Amazon and Youtube (owned by Google) on precipitated (NLP) technology and transparency
Speakers
– Dr. Lê Nguyen Hoang, Science Researcher & Communicator, EPFL
– Dr. Guillaume Chaslot, Senior Scientific Expert in AI and Datascience, Direction Générale des Entreprises, previously Software Engineer, Google
Moderator
Prof. Öykü isik, Professor of Digital Strategy and Cybersecurity, IMD Business School
Tuesday, 8th of February 2022
15:30 – 17:00
Culture and Ethics session
Content
discussing cultural differences towards Ethical AI: China, US, Europe – 3 diverging views
Each speaker choses 3 AI dilemma use cases. What goal? How is it perceived by the population? Role of the government?
Speakers
– US: Dr. Jessica Fjeld, Assistant Director, Cyberlaw Clinic, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society & Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
– US: Dr. Adam Nagy, Research Associate at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
– CHINA: Rebecca Arcesati, Analyst, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
– EU: Dr. Beatrice Schütte, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
Moderator
Dr. Johan Rochel, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Lab for Innovation Ethics (Ethix) & Postdoctoral Researcher at College of Humanities (CDH), EPFL
Wednesday, 9th of February 2022
15:30 – 17:00
Research session
Content
– Current: How research is contributing to the ethical AI challenges?
– Future: Where is research heading in the field of Ethical AI?
Speakers
– Prof. Carmela Troncoso, Head of Security and Privacy Engineering Lab (SPRING), EPFL
– Dr. Cecily Morrison, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Moderator
Dr. Lê Nguyen Hoang, Science Researcher & Communicator, EPFL
Thursday, 10th of February 2022
15:30 – 17:00
Regulation and Policies session
Content
unpacking EU’s daft AI regulation: How will AI be regulated in the EU?
– Analysis: strengths and weaknesses? Does it address public concerns effectively in order to improve AI’s trustworthiness?
– Switzerland: What is the position/strategy of CH regarding AI regulation and data access?
– What are the next steps?
Speakers
– Monique Cossali Sauvain, Head of the Legislative Projects and Method Unit, Federal Office of Justice (FOJ), Switzerland
– Eva A. Kaili, Member of EU Parliament
– Prof. Michael Veale, Lecturer in Digital Rights and Regulation, Faculty of Laws, University College London, UK
– Cornelia Kutterer, Senior Director, EU Government Affairs, AI, Privacy and Digital Policies, Microsoft Brussels
Moderator
Prof. Yaniv Benhamou, Digital law at the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva
Friday, 11th of February 2022
10:00 - 12:00
C4DT Partner Workshop (by invitation only)
Content
discussing
– regulation and compliance: how can companies prepare in order to comply with the forthcoming regulations?
– governance and operationalization: Best practices. How to create inclusive governance frameworks?
– ethics and innovation: Does ethics throttle business and / or innovation? How to create value out of ethics?
Moderator
Marie-Valentine Florin, Managing Director, International Risk Governance Center (IRGC), EPFL