Numbers and Stories 2: Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change Research
May 27-28, 9:00–19:00. Room: Aula Rogers Alpha, ground floor of the Polimi building 11 (via Ampère 2). The conference “Numbers and Stories 2” will focus on the ethical dimensions of climate change research. The first day will be concerned with the theme of illegitimate value influences and the responsibility of scientists and institutions in ensuring […]
Trustworthy AI – Conceptual Challenges and Applications
February 16th, 9:45–16:30. Room: Aula Alpha, ground floor of the Polimi building 24 (via Golgi 40). This workshop is intended to investigate the multifaceted landscape of trustworthy AI, exploring its conceptual challenges and real-world applications. The focus is on fostering discussions regarding epistemological and ethical considerations, and the societal implications of AI systems.Key questions to […]
META Debate: Creativity reloaded? Science, technology and art in the face of Artificial Intelligence
Date: October 12th, 2023 Time: 15.30 Venue: Pedeferri Hall, Building 6, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 Since its conception, Artificial Intelligence has promised to imitate and reproduce practices that distinguish human beings. Many of its most recent applications – first and foremost generative AI – display astonishing abilities and seem capable of a creative gesture […]
Seminar: Calling Bullshit on Personality Prediction in Hiring, Polimi, 30 June 2023.
Venue: Aula Magna, Edificio 1, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 In this seminar, organised in collaboration with META and CINI laboratory “Information & Society”, Julia Stoyanovich (New York University) will present ongoing work on the use of AI systems in hiring, with an introduction by Stefano Ceri and Viola Schiaffonati (Politecnico di Milano) and commentary […]
Conference: Numbers and Stories: New Directions for Climate Storylines and Scenarios, Polimi, 21 June 2023.
Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Aula 16.B.1.1 (first floor), Via Bonardi 9. The theme of the workshop revolves around the use of qualitative and quantitative methods in climate change research, most importantly the development and use of scenarios for emission and decarbonization pathways, the storyline approach to detection and attribution of extreme weather events, and their […]
Conference_Co-creation processes in techno-scientific innovation: responsibility, public participation and social value
Date: June 16th, 2023 Time: 17:00 Venue: Workshop Hall, Design Department, Building B7, Via Durando 10. The conference is the concluding event of the ENRRI (Enhancing RRI in the bottom-up co-creation of science and technology) research project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo and implemented by Politecnico di Milano together with the Universities of Padua and Trieste. […]
Conference: 1st International Meeting on Robo-Ethics and Philosophy between Italy and Japan, Polimi, March 8-10
Venue: Politecnico di Milano (building 20, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, ground floor). This conference is jointly organised by researchers on the ethics of robotics, artificial intelligence and information technologies based in Italy and Japan. The conference includes presentations by Fabio Fossa (Polimi) on human and artificial morality, Tsutomu Kongo (Kyoto Institute of Technology) on moral attribution […]
Seminar: Automatizing Care: On Algorithm Control and Device Activism, Polimi, January 26
Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Aula 3.1.5, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 10:00-13:00 In this seminar, organised in collaboration with STS Italia (the Italian Society for Science and Technology Studies), Michele Loi (philosopher, Politecnico di Milano) and Francesco Miele (sociologist, Università di Trieste) will discuss with Henriette Langstrup (University of Copenhagen) the role of individual users and […]
A policy for Al: daily life, regulation, democracy
Date: October 27th, 2022 Time: 10:30 – 17:30 Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Aula Magna, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly pervasive in the flow of people’s daily lives. This simple fact, even before the many reasons for risk and concern that it brings with it, brings out its political dimension […]
Conference: Sleep and Digital Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, PoliMi, June 27-28
Venue: online This online conference will explore the nexus of sleep and digital health in both its promising applications, such as the potential to monitor patients beyond the sleep lab and the ability to give more people access to treatment, and in its possible risks, such as orthosomnia and data-privacy concerns. The conference features confirmed speakers from a […]
Workshop: Uncertainty in the Sciences, PoliMi, June 24, 10:00-18:30
Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Building 16 (via Bonardi 9), Room 16B.1.1 (ground floor) The use of scientific models is often accompanied by significant uncertainties. The problem is especially acute when dealing with complex systems, where the variables are numerous and difficult to control. This workshop will bring together philosophical and applied perspectives concerning the quantification […]
Workshop: Fairness and Machine Learning for Health
Venue: Politecnico di Milano,Edificio Nave/building 14 (via Bonardi 9), Aula Consiglio (7h floor) In this workshop, we will discuss questions of fairness pertaining to machine learning applications in the health domain. Our goal is to explore the philosophical and moral plausibility of data – driven evaluations of fairness in this domain, to highlight the moral […]
