Topic

Human {vs/and/or} Machine:
Ethics and Governance in the Age of AI

While there is reasonable hope that superhuman killer robots won’t catch us anytime soon, narrower types of AI-based technologies have started changing our daily lives: AI applications are rolled out at an accelerated pace in schools, homes, and hospitals, with digital leaders such as high tech, telecom, and financial services among the early adopters. AI promises enormous benefits for the social good and can improve human well-being, safety, and productivity, as anecdotal evidence suggests. But it also poses significant risks for workers, developers, firms, and governments alike, and we as a society are only beginning to understand the ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges associated with AI, as well as develop appropriate governance models and responses. In his keynote, Urs Gasser will share a series of observations about the forces at play and offer reflections on the big open questions at the intersection of AI technology, governance, and ethics.

Agenda

11:30 am Check-in
11:45 am Networking Lunch

1st part:
12:45 pm Start – Opening Peter Gassmann, CCO AdNovum Informatik AG
01:00 pm Key-note by Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser, Executive Director Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
01:45 pm Break

2nd part:
02:00 pm Panel discussion with Peter Gassmann, Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser, Sandra Cortesi and Astrid Maier, moderated by Andreas Staub
03:00 pm Closing remarks by Dalith Steiger and Peter Gassmann

03.15 pm Networking Coffee

1st part will be streamed and held in English, the second part will not be streamed and will be held in German.

Organisation

Date & Time

24th November 2017 – 11.30AM

Host & Location

AdNovum, Zürich

Languages

German & English

Registration for Streaming

Registration closed

Speakers

Peter Gassmann
AdNovum

Introduction to AdNovum
Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser

Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

Human {vs/and/or} Machine: Ethics and Governance in the Age of AI

Panelists

Peter Gassmann
AdNovum

 
Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser

Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

 

Sandra Cortesi
xUpery

 

Astrid Maier
WirtschaftsWoche

 

Panel Moderator

Andreas Staub
FehrAdvice & Partners AG

 

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