Name: Ethics & Social Responsibility Stage
Start: 2019-01-25
End: 2019-01-25
Location: Venue

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Discover responsible and ethical approaches to developing AI for the common good

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Ali Shah

BBC Head of Emerging Technology and Strategic Direction

BBC

Deborah Harrison

Senior Conversational UI Design Manager

Microsoft

Londa Schiebinger

Professor of History of Science

Stanford University

Joshua Kroll

Computer Scientist

UC Berkeley School of Information

Shubha Nabar

Senior Director of Data Science

Salesforce Einstein

Timnit Gebru

Research Scientist

Ethical AI Team, Google

Abhishek Gupta

AI Ethics Researcher/ Founder

McGill University/ Montreal AI Ethics Institute

Ben Roome

Founder & Artificial Intelligence Ethicist

Ethical Resolve

Fiona McEvoy

Tech Ethics Researcher and Founder

YouTheData.com

David Gunkel

Distinguished Teaching Professor

Northern Illinois University

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Timnit Gebru, Research Scientist in the Ethical AI Team at Google, discusses the effects of bias in artificial intelligence. Timnit shares with Bloomberg that "we can try to mitigate bias and we can try to mitigate the effects of bias".

Researchers such as Abhishek Gupta are trying to help Montreal lead the world in ensuring AI is developed responsibly. His bi-monthly "AI ethics meet-up" brings together people from around the city who want to influence the way researchers are thinking about machine-learning.

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Northern Illinois University’s David Gunkel, in his recent book, asks provocative questions about the accountability and social standing of robots in the future.

What To Expect

Topics include:

• Social Responsibility

• Ethics & AI

Discover Emerging Trends

The stage will bring together experts in ethics, as well entrepreneurs who are building AI solutions for good. Topics covered include 'How AI Can Empower the Blind Community', 'Reimaging the News: How can AI/ML be used to assure open and credible news platforms?', 'Ask the Experts', and more.

Expand Your Network

In addition to the vast networking opportunities with fellow attendees exploring the Deep Learning Summit, the Ethics & Social Responsibility Stage will offer a unique opportunity to connect with professionals through focused, progressive discussions.

Who Should Attend

Data Scientists
Developers
CxOs
Directors
Researchers
Policy-makers
Entrepreneurs

Join the discussion

This stage will offer you the opportunity to get involved in thought-provoking discussions, make new connections, and collaborate with others. Sessions will vary in format, involving roundtable discussions, Q&As, panel discussions, and more.