AI AND THE DIGITALIZED SOCIETY
MID-TERM WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY RN24 (SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NE=
TWORK) OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
MAY 23-24, 2022; HELSINKI, FINLAND
During the past few years, more and more areas of life have been permeated =
by the idea that digitalization, data and artificial intelligence will prov=
ide efficacy, services and new possibilities for both societies and their c=
itizens. This can be seen for example in banking, transportation and health=
care. At the same time, around the globe, dozens of policies and strategie=
s regarding the development of artificial intelligence have been published.=
Science and Technology Studies (STS) scholars have paid attention to the p=
rocesses and developments related to AI and related technologies and practi=
ces becoming increasingly ubiquitous in society. For STS this provides a un=
ique opportunity to study and understand social and technological change as=
well as changes in the ways knowledge is produced.
This workshop invites presentations which examine AI and/or digitalized soc=
iety, and their consequences in everyday life. Possible presentation topics=
may include, but is not limited to:
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AI/digitalization and governance
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Algorithmic culture
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AI/Digitalization and privacy/surveillance
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AI/Digitalization in different professions such as healthcare, l=
aw, and transportation
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The design of AI systems and building of algorithms and machine =
learning models
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AI at home
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Restructuring of activities for the application of AI, for examp=
le in a workplace
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The role of AI/digitalization in organizational change
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Implications of AI/digitalization in knowledge production
- Methodological approaches to study AI, data and digitalization
We invite contributions from researchers at all stages of the academic care=
er, but we particularly encourage early career researchers to submit abstra=
cts. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words.
Keynote speakers:
Florian Jaton - STS Lab, University of Lausanne
Nanna Bonde Thylstrup - Department of Management, Society and Communication=
, Copenhagen Business School
Abstract submission deadline is January 21, 2022. Abstracts should be subm=
itted to aaro.tupasela@helsinki.fi.
For further information please contact Aaro Tupasela (aaro.tupasela@helsink=
i.fi) or Heta Tarkkala (heta.tarkkala@hel=
sinki.fi)
