AI ethics and education for democracy: Interdisciplinary and International workshop
Date: 6. 2. 2025
Time: 9:00 – 18:00 CEST
Location: CNRS Site Pouchet, 59 rue Pouchet, 75849 Paris cedex 17
How should we cultivate democracy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)? How can we ensure that AI does not jeopardize democracy, now and for future generations, but rather helps to strengthen democracy and education for democracy?
Join this important side event with AI and ethics experts to discuss these pressing questions, which are as crucial as any technological advances, with insights from the Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (JAISD). The event aims to deepen the discussion on the articles published or not yet published and to identify new avenues of research in a multicultural and multidisciplinary perspective.
Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Workshop Opening, John Shawe-Taylor & Vanessa Nurock |
| 9:45 – 10:00 | Onwards to an Ethical and Bias Aware Education for Sustainability through AI, Joao Pita Costa, IRCAI |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Democratization of Knowledge: Ethical Challenges and Social Responsibility in Info-Digitalization for Empowering Minority Groups in Chile – The Case of Indigenous Communities, Carolina Valdebenito Herrera, Central University of Chile |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Virtuous and Abusive Uses of AI in Information Dissemination, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, Sorbonne University |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | General Discussion |
| 12:30 – 14:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Artificial Intelligence in Education as a Threat to the Democratic Imagination, Jim Katz, Boston University |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | “Dare to Think” Education for Democracy with AI, Vanessa Nurock, Côte d’Azur University, CIS & UNESCO EVA Chair |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Human-centric AI and Education, John Shawe-Taylor, IRCAI and UNESCO Chair on AI at University College London |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | The Cultural Search: AI, Sustainability, and the Human Touch, Juliet Floyd, Boston University |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Exploring the Ethics of Generative AI, Education, and Democracy, Wayne Holmes, University College London |
| 17:15 – 18:00 | Final Discussion and Conclusion |
This workshop is co-organized by Vanessa Nurock, Professor of Philosophy at the Côte d’Azur University and CIS & UNESCO EVA Chair (Ethics of the Living and the Artificial), and John Shawe-Taylor, director of IRCAI and UNESCO Chair in Artificial Intelligence at the University College London, with the support of Europe Horizon ELIAS, Center for Internet and Society at CNRS and the Interdisciplinary Institute for Artificial Intelligence (3iA) at the Côte d’Azur University.
AI Action Summit
The AI Action Summit, set to take place in Paris on February 10-11, 2025, is a pivotal event aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI). With AI’s rapid advancements offering vast opportunities for economic growth, innovation, and social development, the summit will address both its potential and the associated risks, such as misinformation, bias, and ethical concerns. This high-level gathering will bring together government leaders, international organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector to discuss key topics such as the future of work, innovation, trust, and global governance. The summit will launch concrete initiatives to ensure AI serves the common good, with a focus on inclusivity and sustainability, while fostering international collaboration for responsible AI development.
International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI)
The International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), established under the auspices of UNESCO, is dedicated to applying cutting-edge science and advanced digital technologies to solve global challenges. IRCAI conducts both theoretical and applied research in artificial intelligence (AI) to support sustainable development, focusing on key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as quality education, gender equality, economic growth, and climate action. The Centre also works on developing open AI solutions, providing policy support, and fostering multi-stakeholder cooperation, particularly in the Global South. Through its research, capacity-building initiatives, and advocacy efforts, IRCAI aims to promote ethical, transparent, and inclusive AI development to address societal challenges and contribute to a more sustainable future.
IRCAI is part of the Jozef Stefan Institute, one of the members of the ELIAS consortium using LLMs to explore multi-agent simulations and research on cognitive bias.