Call for Papers for Workshop Machines of Change: Robots, AI and Value Chang=
e
1 to 3 February 2022, TU Delft, The Netherlands
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
We invite contributions to the workshop Machines of Change: Robots, AI and =
Value Change, to be held from 1 to 3 February, 2022, in Delft, the Netherla=
nds. People interested in contributing to the workshop are requested to sub=
mit a 300-word abstract to aiworkshop@valuechange.eu before 26 November 2021. You will be notified before 15 Decembe=
r whether you are selected for inclusion in the workshop. We expect to be a=
ble to select around 15 papers. A limited number of travel stipends will be=
available for graduate students who face financial constraints, but who ar=
e willing to participate and whose abstracts are accepted. We especially en=
courage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Selected authors =
are requested to send a draft paper of 3000 to 5000 words before 15 January=
, 2022. At the workshop, we will discuss the draft papers of the various co=
ntributors. After the workshop, we will probably invite a selection of the =
contributions for a special issue covering the workshop's themes.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Arianna Betti (Professor (Chair) of Philosophy of Language, the Unive=
rsity of Amsterdam)
- John Danaher (Author of Automation and Utopia and Senior Lecturer of =
Law, Galway University)
- Bertram F. Malle (Professor, the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic,=
and Psychological Sciences, Brown University)
DESCRIPTION
Advances in Artificial Intelligence and robotics stand to change many aspec=
ts of our lives, including our values. If trends continue as expected, many=
industries will undergo automation in the near future, calling into questi=
on whether we can still value the sense of identity and security our occupa=
tions once (ideally) provided us. Likewise, the advent of social robots app=
ears to be shifting the meaning of numerous, long-standing values associate=
d with interpersonal relationships, like care, friendship and privacy. Furt=
hermore, powerful actors' and institutions' increasing reliance on AI to ma=
ke decisions that affect how people live their lives, has given rise to the=
development of new values such as algorithmic transparency, meaningful hum=
an control and explainability.
During the Machines of Change: Robots, AI and Value Change workshop, we wil=
l explore how the deployment of Artificial Intelligence and robots leads to=
value change and how we can study value change, as a phenomenon, via these=
technologies. The workshop will centre around the following three, major t=
hemes:
- How do AI and /or robotics contribute to value change?
- How can we study value change via AI and / or robotics?
- How should AI and / or robotics deal with value change?
ORGANIZERS
- Ibo van de Poel (Professor, Ethics of Technology, at Delft University=
of Technology)
- Olya Kudina (Assistant Professor, Ethics and Philosophy of Technology=
at Delft University of Technology)
- Steffen Steinert (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Ethics and Philosophy of =
Technology at Delft University of Technology)
- Tom Coggins (PhD Candidate, Ethics and Philosophy of Technology at De=
lft University of Technology)
FUNDING
The workshop is part of the project ValueChange that has received funding f=
rom the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon =
2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 788321. See=
: https://www.valuechange.eu/
CONTACT
If you have questions about the workshop or your submission, please direct =
them to t.n.coggins@tudelft.nl
For submission, please send your abstracts to aiworkshop@valuechange.eu
