Honored to report that next week (11 November) I will receive the Prize of the Society for Ethics and Politics in Artificial Intelligence (SEPAI) in Milan!
The laudatio will be by Benedetta Giovanola at this conference https://www.sepai-international.org/ai-cities-and-democracy/
I am delighted to announce that my new book, Artificial Religion, is now published!
It is available to order paperback from the publisher and other retailers.
I am deeply honoured to have been appointed to the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI by the United Nations General Assembly, on recommendation of the Secretary-General. Here is the list of members.
My new book, Communicative AI, co-authored with David J. Gunkel, is now published!
We are very happy that it is already available for pre-order in paperback from the publisher and other retailers.
I am happy to announce a call for papers for our conference at the University of Vienna on September 23rd and 24th, “AI and the Planet in Crisis – Climate, Sustainability, and Global Governance”.
The call and more information can be found here.
My new book Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It, is now published by Polity Press!
Endorsements:
“An essential read at this watershed moment, Coeckelbergh skilfully shows how the erosion of democratic values is extremely dangerous for us all. Enlightening, thought-provoking, and passionate.”
Ivana Bartoletti, Global Chief Privacy Officer at Wipro, Visiting Fellow at Virginia Tech and founder of the Women Leading in AI network
“Coeckelbergh masterfully shows why the present trajectory of AI is bad for humanity, but also how we can nudge it onto a more democratic course.”
Wendell Wallach Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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Spanish translation forthcoming (publisher: Cátedra)
Finnish translation Miksi tekoäly nakertaa demokratiaa: ja mitä sille voidaan tehdä, published by Terra Cognita
Thursday 9 March, 18:30 – 20:00 (UK time), “Is AI bad for democracy? Analyzing AI’s impact on epistemic agency” for St. Cross Special Ethics Seminar.
Venue: The seminar will be held in the St Cross Room, St Cross College (61 St Giles’, Oxford). https://goo.gl/maps/D9ncpNwRfBP4GQoE6
Abstract: Cases such as Cambridge Analytica or the use of AI by the Chinese government suggest that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) creates some risks for democracy. This paper analyzes these risks by using the concept of epistemic agency and argues that the use of AI risks to influence the formation and the revision of beliefs in at least three ways: the direct, intended manipulation of beliefs, the type of knowledge offered, and the creation and maintenance of epistemic bubbles. It then suggests some implications for research and policy.
Apparently it’s fully booked (with a long wait list) for in-person attendance, but the Zoom webinar link is https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2PrS4aStRsO-VZlTPpTgwg
Thursday 16 March, 15:00 – 16:30 (UK time), talk for Data Ethics module at Oxford
Tuesday 21 March, 17:00 – 18:15 (UK time), talk on AI & democracy at Royal Institute of Philosophy (Oxford)
