philosophy & ethics of technology | responsible design | science, technology & society
28 mei 2021, 19h30 VHDG Leeuwarden & Online: thema-avond over surveillance. Van de VHDG website: "Beveiligingscamera’s op straathoeken, stickertjes die op webcams geplakt moeten worden, social media algoritmes die meer over jou weten dan jij van jezelf weet . We zijn zichtbaarder dan ooit en de bekende ‘Big Brother’ uit de dystopische roman van George … Continue reading (Dutch) SURVEILLANCE: een expositie-voor-één-avond
June 17: lecture on the ethics of medical technology, at the 20th anniversary conference of the Bioethics Committee Singapore. More information: https://www.bacvirtualconference.com
8 mei 2021: artikel in De Volkskrant over de ethiek van geslachtskeuzetechnologie. Link: https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/doet-u-mij-alstublieft-een-meisje-is-geslachtskeuze-een-eerste-stap-naar-designerbaby-s~b538ecd6/ (paywall)
7 april: bijdrage aan congres 'De toekomst van goed onderwijs', georganiseerd door de PO raad. "Het onderwijs speelt een vitale rol in de vorming van leerlingen naar hun plek in de samenleving. Een samenleving die sterk wordt beïnvloed door digitalisering. Anders dan 50 jaar geleden, laat praktisch alle informatie zoals muziek, beeld, spraak, geluid, video, … Continue reading (Dutch) Onderwijs en burgerschap in de digitale samenleving
AI and Ethics: The Key to a Successful Human-AI Relation Presented by SGInnovate, Netherlands Innovation Network, Netherlands AI Coalition and NTU Institute for Science and Technology for HumanityIn support of Deep Tech for Good Citizens, the government and industry are on a daily basis assisted by artificial intelligence. With the accelerated adoption and continuous development, … Continue reading Panel on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, SG Innovate event Singapore & The Netherlands
Monday 12 April 2021: DILEMA lecture on ‘Artificial intelligence and ethical disruption’. Artificial Intelligence is an ethically disruptive technology: it challenges the very ethical concepts and frameworks with which it can be evaluated. AI systems bring radically new human-technology relations: rather than merely being ‘used’, they develop forms of ‘agency’, performing cognitive and physical tasks, … Continue reading Lecture at Asser Institute, Amsterdam: Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Disruption
Op 19 maart was ik een van de curatoren van het congres 'Raising the Future'. Klik hier voor mijn bijdrage aan het ochtendprogramma en hier voor het panelgesprek met Daan Rovers, Philipp Blom en Floor Milikowski, onder leiding van Ruben Maes. Het gehele programma is hier te vinden.
I have just joined the Working Group on Responsible Artificial Intelligence of the Global Partnership on AI, via the Netherlands AI Coalition (NL AIC) is pleased to note that the Netherlands is represented in the international community of experts in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). GPAI has set up four working groups focusing on … Continue reading Membership of GPAI working group on Responsible Artificial Intelligence
How can cultural diversity and the multiplicity of ethical frameworks shape the future of AI? How do the different values embraced in each culture, such as specific views and relationships with nature and with technology could contribute to the shaping of tomorrow’s AI? What are the challenges to be overcome when establishing a global ethical … Continue reading UNESCO Roundtable, March 26 2021: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AI THROUGH CULTURAL DIVERSITY
What does the notion of ‘cyborg’ still mean in our hyper-digitalized world? On 25 March, I will speak about the history and changing relationship between humans and technology in an online event of the Cyborg Futures series. The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A. The programme is part of the IMPAKT web-project: Cyborg Futures: … Continue reading Lecture ‘Inclusive Ethics for Cyborgs’. IMPAKT event: CYBORG FUTURES, March 25 2021
