A.I. Ethics Roundtable at World Government Forum

~ Peter-Paul Verbeek

Feb 8 2019: session between the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) and the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. Led by UNESCO, it aims to help pass on and exchange information and frameworks between the IEEE and UNESCO, as UNESCO is embarking on a mission to take the lead on AI Ethics discussions within the United Nations. More information: https://www.worldgovernmentsummit.org/events/annual-gathering/session-detail

Published by Peter-Paul Verbeek

Peter-Paul Verbeek (1970) is full professor of Philosophy of Technology and co-director of the DesignLab of the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He is also honorary professor of Techno-Anthropology at Aalborg University, Denmark. Verbeek's research focuses on the philosophy of human-technology relations, and aims to contribute to philosophical theory, ethical reflection, and practices of design and innovation. His publications include Moralizing Technology: Understanding and Designing the Morality of Things (University of Chicago Press, 2011) and What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design (Penn State University Press, 2005).