Evening Program Webinar Component of the 2022 Summer Institute in Technology Ethics
Program Description
As part of the 2022 Summer Institute in Technology Ethics at Santa Clara University, we are inviting interested technology practitioners to join 25 interdisciplinary early-career academics and PhD students and five distinguished guest faculty in a series of interactive evening webinars designed to facilitate enriching interactions between the academic and professional cohorts.
Participants in the professional group will consider a variety of topics related to technology ethics and collaborate with the academic cohort in working through a selection of case studies, with an emphasis on the practical implementation of applied ethics in responsible R&D, product design and development, marketing, and product support.
These conversations will be conducted under Chatham House rules.
The evening program series aims to provide participants with
- a grasp of basic vocabulary and primary conceptual tools and applied ethics frameworks
- an understanding of some of the most pressing moral concerns currently challenging tech/AI practitioners—such as algorithmic bias, explainability, disinformation, diversity & inclusion, AI safety, accountability, surveillance, moral deskilling, human-machine interaction, and technology’s role in promoting the common good
- a working knowledge of best practices in ethical tech design and responsible AI development
- practice in communicating clearly and engaging constructively with non-technologists on ethical issues in tech/AI.
Apply now to join us for one or more of the webinars in the series! Details below.
After the conclusion of the Institute, a day-long conference on AI ethics from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. PDT Thursday, July 21, 2022 will provide a public showcase for moral expertise and intelligence as applied to AI. Full details and registration link will be available soon.
Speakers and Presenters
Director, Technology Ethics
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
Director of the Internet Ethics Program
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science
University of Pittsburgh
Webinars in the Series
Participants in the professional group registering for one or more events in this series are encouraged to first attend the introductory session on July 12th.
5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, July 12, 2022
An Introduction to Technology Ethics and an Ethical Decision-Making Framework: Presentation by Irina Raicu and Brian Green
We highly recommend that all technology practitioner participants attend this session in addition to any subsequent ones.
5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Rethinking Algorithmic Bias: Presentation by prof. David Danks (UCSD)
Optional pre-reading: "How Can Algorithms Be Biased?"
5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT Thursday, July 14, 2022
Disciplinary Diversity and Tech Ethics: Panel discussion with Alex Hanna (DAIR), M Mitchell (Huggingface).
5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT Monday, July 18, 2022
Ethics of Social Media: Presentation by Julie Owono (Stanford, Meta Oversight Board)
Optional reading for prof. cohort: [tbd]
5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Concluding Public Conference: Thursday, July 21, 2022
The Character of AI
Learn more about this free, one-day public conference, and register to attend the event either in-person at Santa Clara University or virtually via Zoom Webinar.
This project was made possible through the support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc funder DOI 501100011730. The opinions expressed in this event are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.