[Commlist] "Machines That Fail Us" conference

“Machines That Fail Us - Building a Public debate about AI Errors, their 
Human Rights Implications, and our Democratic Futures” | University of 
St. Gallen, Switzerland

SQUARE, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 24^th 2024, 10am to 6pm
Free, registration required

"Machines That Fail Us" brings together actors from academia, 
journalism, civil society, and the tech industry to discuss the impacts 
of AI failures, hallucinations, and errors. This event will gather 
critical voices of some of the most committed individuals working 
towards a better future with artificial intelligence. We invite you all 
to join us, registration is required. AI technologies and algorithms are 
progressively employed across diverse sectors, spanning from educational 
institutions and healthcare professionals to employers and government 
agencies, for evaluating and deciding upon different facets of our 
lives. Yet, it begs the fundamental question: Do these systems truly 
exhibit impartiality and fairness when analysing individuals and their 
behaviour? Our stance is that they do not. Ironically, despite their 
professed aim of enhancing objectivity and effectiveness, these 
technologies contain inherent biases and inaccuracies, particularly in 
terms of human profiling. During the three years of "The Human Error 
Project", we examined how journalists, civil society organizations and 
tech entrepreneurs in Europe deal with AI errors and how they negotiate 
and coexist with the impact of AI on human rights. The event will 
feature two workshops on AI regulation and one the building alternative 
futures with AI, a keynote speech by Prof. Stefania Milan from the 
University of Amsterdam and a discussion panel with Luca Zorloni, Head 
of Digital at Wired, Ilia Siatista, Programme Director and Senior Legal 
Officer at Privacy International and Lorna Goulden, Founder of the 
Twinds Foundation.

Schedule and registration information: 
https://www.unisg.ch/en/news/events/conference-machines-that-fail-us 
<https://www.unisg.ch/en/news/events/conference-machines-that-fail-us>

Contact person: (philip.disalvo /at/ unisg.ch)


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