BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Berlin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:532@hiig.de DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin;VALUE=DATE:20171108 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin;VALUE=DATE:20171111 DTSTAMP:20231220T105316Z URL:https://www.hiig.de/events/artificial-intelligence-inclusion-symposium / SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion Symposium DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nGlobal Network of Internet and Society Research Centers  Official Meeting\n\nSymposium Website\n\nOVERVIEW / CONCEPT\n\nArtificia l Intelligence (AI) and related technologies have started to shape importa nt parts of the digital economy and affect core areas of our increasingly networked societies. Whether transportation or manufacturing\, social just ice or health and education\, AI has the potential to deeply impact our li ves and shape our individual and collective futures in ways both visible a nd hidden. The promise of AI-based technologies is enormous\, and benefits range from efficiency gains to unprecedented improvements of quality of l ife. The challenges and potential risks are equally staggering\, for insta nce when considering the uncertainty regarding the future of labor or the emergence of new power structures outside the control of existing governan ce and accountability frameworks. More specifically\, the uneven access to and impact of AI and related technologies on often marginalized populatio ns\, which include urban and rural poor communities\, women\, youth\, LGBT Q\, ethnic and racial groups\, people with disabilities - and particularly those at the intersection of these marginalized groups - contribute to th e disturbing risk of amplifying digital inequalities across the world.\n\n With support of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund\ , the Global Network of Internet &\; Society Centers (NoC) will convene invited guests and collaborators from across the world which will include a broad range of representatives from advocacy\, philanthropy\, media\, p olicy\, and industry to address both the opportunities and challenges of A I-based technologies through the lens of inclusion\, broadly conceived. Th e event\, which will take place on November 8-10\, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro\ , will identify\, explore\, and address the opportunities and challenges o f AI as we seek to build a better\, more inclusive\, and diverse world tog ether\, and is co-hosted on behalf of the NoC by the Institute for Technol ogy and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) and the Berkman Klein Center f or Internet &\; Society at Harvard University. Five years after an inau gural symposium focused on structural changes and tipping points of Intern et-driven developments\, the Symposium on AI and Inclusion will also serve to reify  the growing global community of almost 80 NoC Centers.\n\nAt i ts core\, the Symposium seeks to identify\, map\, understand\, and address the manifold issues around AI and Inclusion from an interdisciplinary per spective\, with a particular focus on dimensions of inclusion. A complex s et of issues exists concerning the geographic divide between the Global No rth and the Global South when it comes to the development\, design\, and a pplication of AI-based technologies\, and the Symposium will explore these topics and issues from the perspective of different actors and by looking at a set of thematic core areas\, including deep dives into areas such as social justice\, health and wellbeing\, and education\, as well as cross- cutting themes such as data and infrastructure\, law and governance\, and employment and workplace\, among others. The goals of the event are to dee pen our shared understanding of AI inclusion challenges and opportunities\ , to identify and discuss areas for research\, education or action\, and i nform and incubate new projects and other collaborative efforts among the NoC participants and collaborators.\n\nThe event will be highly interactiv e and participatory. The organizers are committed to offering a variety of venues and formats in which knowledge and experiences can be shared\, als o acknowledging cultural differences and preferences in terms of modes of engagement.\n\nIf you are a Network of Centers member\, or are interested in learning more about the symposium\, please email inclusionsymposium@eo n.law.harvard.edu.\n\nTHEMATIC FOCUS / MODES\n\nThe emerging theme of AI & amp\; Inclusion is dynamic\, includes a broad range of issues – some top ical and some cross-sectional - and involves many diverse players. During the Global Symposium on AI &\; Inclusion\, we will utilize perspectives from various stakeholder groups\, disciplines\, and perspectives in order to:\n\n create a shared vocabulary and knowledge base regarding the oppo rtunities and challenges at the intersection of AI and inclusion (knowledg e infrastructure)\;\n identify learnings from existing networks that can be applied as we form new networks through opportunities and challenges (l earning and application of insights)\;\n and design interfaces among indi viduals and groups with shared interests in collaboration and action-takin g (action - areas for research\, education\, and interface building).\n\nT o advance these goals\, the Symposium will employ a variety of formats\, i ncluding presentations\, moderated discussions\, small group meetings\, an d exhibitions and poster sessions.\n\nThe meeting will begin on the aftern oon of November 8th with a set of interactive activities where the broader community of inclusion experts and practitioners\, communities related to the AI Ethics and Governance Initiative\, and members of the Global Netwo rk of Internet &\; Society Centers will come together to make introduct ions and connections\, share knowledge and experiences\, and start to map the current state of play from their perspectives. The Symposium’s subst antive program kicks off with two foundational presentations ​focused on setting the stage for discussions around (1) Artificial Intelligence and (2) issues related to Inclusion for the following two days.\n\nThe second day of the Symposium on November 9th will focus on learning and applicatio n and begin with a set of lightning talks highlighting or synthesizing the important intersection between AI &\; Inclusion\, and utilize perspect ives from the field to identify trends\, opportunities\, and gaps in diffe rent settings and contexts. Empirically-informed deep dives will provide t he basis for discussion and will be followed by a series of planned and se lf-organized breakout sessions related to salient topic areas at the junct ion of AI &\; Inclusion. Recognizing few attendees will be experts in t he fields of both AI &\; Inclusion\, respondents with distinct competen cies or knowledge will participate in discussions where moderators will ac t to identify common threads and questions that identify opportunities and challenges participants can work together to address. The second segment will feature a series of case studies highlighting emerging practices in d ifferent environments and a reporting and synthesis session.\n\nThe final day\, November 10th\, will focus on action​\, where participants will de velop and identify specific points of connection\, leverage\, collaboratio n\, and intervention. Participants will convene around the topics of resea rch\, education\, and interface building in order to develop action-orient ed roadmaps that leverage the global community of experts and practitioner s gathered at the Symposium\, as well as strategies to engage and include underrepresented voices and perspectives in conversations about AI. The da y will end with a closed session for NoC participants.\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: \ n\nWednesday\, November 8\, 2017 (All day) to Friday\, November 10\, 201 7 (All day)\n\n\n\nLocation: \n\nPraça Mauá\, 1 - Centro. Rio de Janeir o\, RJ\, Brasil - Zip Code: 20081-262\n\n LOCATION:MUSEU DO AMANHÃ / Museum of Tomorrow\, Praça Mauá 1\, Rio de Ja neiro\, Brazil\, 20081-262\, Brasilien X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Praça Mauá 1\, Rio de Jan eiro\, Brazil\, 20081-262\, Brasilien;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MUSEU DO AMANHÃ / Museum of Tomorrow:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR