Exploring Evidence: Ethics and AI

Online Workshop Series

Powerful AI systems and machine learning algorithms are increasingly influential in countless aspects of modern society, replacing humans in making many of the important decisions that shape our everyday lives. Although these technologies have the potential to improve our lives, citizens must be aware of and address the ethical issues that arise from this transformation.

Join the URI AI Lab and Dr. Rebecca Millsop (PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)while we explore the interaction of AI, society, and ethics by focusing on how the massive amounts of data collected by these systems can be used in problematic ways, increase discrimination, broaden inequity, and engender the violation of human rights.

 

These standalone workshops can be taken
individually OR as a full series.

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As space is limited please only register for the workshops you are able to attend.

Nov. 3rd • 6 – 7:30 pm
Misguided Evidence | Bias & Fairness

How and why algorithmic systems may lead to unfair outcomes, discrimination, and injustice.

Nov. 17th • 6 – 7:30 pm
Inconclusive Evidence | Problematic Correlations

The problematic conclusions based on large data sets that lead to correlations without enough evidence for causation.

Dec. 3rd • 6 – 7:30 pm
Physical Evidence | Human Labor

Human labor committed to the production of artificial intelligence.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Rebecca Millsop (PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is a Lecturer in Ethics in the philosophy department at URI. Her current professional and pedagogical activities are focused on utilizing philosophical and ethical frameworks to address urgent societal issues like climate change and artificial intelligence.

 

Ethics in AI Online Workshop Series

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  • While the 'Exploring Evidence: AI and Ethics' workshops are free, space is limited. We request participants only register for dates they are able to attend.

    You will receive a confirmation email with your selected workshop, if you are NOT able to attend any of your chosen dates please reply to the sending email (ailable@etal.uri.edu), we will then make the space available for others.

    All workshops will meet online (Zoom). The day of the workshop registered participants will be sent an access link through the email address provided on this form.

    All workshops run an hour and a half (6-7:30pm).