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13
Sep
Conference
The Ethics of Generative AI & Conversational Agents
LMU’s AI Ethics Research Group, in Cooperation With the MCML, Invites for a Two-Day Conference
12.09.2024 - 13.09.2024
LMU Munich, Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Richard Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 Munich, Room 105
This conference explores ethical issues posed by generative artificial intelligence and conversational agents. It brings together academic researchers and AI ethics practitioners to examine the ethics of generative AI in general, as well as studying the specific challenges this new technology poses in industrial settings.
The conference explores ethical issues posed by generative artificial intelligence and conversational agents. It brings together academic researchers and AI ethics practitioners to examine the ethics of generative AI in general, as well as studying the specific challenges this new technology poses in industrial settings.
Agenda
Day 1 - Thursday 12 September
09:30 | Registration |
10:00 | Welcome + Opening Remarks |
10:15 | What is embedded ethics? Alena Buyx, TUM / MCML |
11:15 | Exploring the role of value-sensitive designs for large-language model-based voice assistants targeting people with dementia Rasita Vinay, UZH |
12:45 | Lunch |
14:00 | Personal avatars and the problem of uniqueness Paula Sweeney, Aberdeen |
15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:45 | The knowledge-behavior disconnect in LLM-based chatbots Jan Broersen, Utrecht |
17:15 | Generative AI and manipulation: a research agenda Michael Klenk, Delft |
19:00 | Pay-as-you-go dinner |
Day 2 – Friday 13 September
10:00 | Arrival and Registration |
10:15 | AI Safety: a climb to armageddon? Herman Cappelen, Hong Kong |
11:45 | The right to reality Anuj Puri, Tilburg |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Ethics of GenAI used in business software Bettina Laugwitz, SAP |
15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:45 | The ethics of advanced AI assistants Geoff Keeling, Google |
17:15 | The role of Conversational AI in mental healthcare: the importance of conceptualization, epistemology and ethics Jana Sedlakova, UZH |
Organized by:
Sven Nyholm, Benjamin Lange, Lara Maszynski MCML/LMU
Carina Geldhauser ETHZ