Description:

This one-semester workshop, co-sponsored by the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power and led by Professor Luciano Floridi, founding director of the Yale Digital Ethics Center and Professor of Practice in Cognitive Science, introduces key topics in the field of digital ethics, such as the nature and ethics of AI, digital sovereignty, and the relationship between environmental and digital issues, among others.

Each meeting will last 75 minutes and will be divided into a 45-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute discussion, from 5pm to 6:15pm. Please be advised that this event will be recorded. By attending, you consent to the recording and its use for promotional or informational purposes.

If you would like to join the session remotely, a Zoom link can be found on the Eventbrite registration page.

Workshop Overview

September 9: Welcome and Introduction – Lenses and Abstractions

September 16: From Things to Relations

September 30: AI and Democracy – Part 1

October 7: AI and Democracy – Part 2

October 21: The Value of Uncertainty

October 28: Soft Ethics

November 4: Toleration and the Design of Norms

November 11: Tolerant Paternalism

December 2: Semantic Capital

December 9: Technologies of Hope