MORALS ∞ MACHINES. MISSION STATEMENT.
What does the future hold for humanity and our species? Technical revolutions of the last century, digitizing processes, the rise of artificial intelligence as well as genetic engineering seem to offer endless possibilities for human evolution.
As robots are becoming more autonomous, the notion of computer-controlled machines facing ethical decisions is moving out of the science fiction sphere and into the real world.
Our society therefore needs to find solutions to improve our ways of making moral judgements, to challenge AI and to develop rules managing machine learning systems.
MORALS ∞ MACHINES 2019
BUILDING BRIDGES – CAN AI SAVE HUMANITY?
Following up the impressive start of “Morals & Machines” in 2018, our success story takes us to the historical location Frauenkirche in Dresden this year to make an impression for community and social values.
When?
June 19, 2019
Place?
Frauenkirche Dresden
Registration & breaks:
Kurländer Palais
01067 Dresden
TICKETS.
Please register here and book a ticket for 499 € plus VAT.
AGENDA.
Building Bridges:
Can AI save Humanity?
9.30
Breakfast reception & check-in
(Kurländer Palais)
10.30
Opening organ recital & kick-off
Miriam Meckel, Founding Publisher, ada
Léa Steinacker, Chief Strategy Officer, ada
Reverend Sebastian Feydt, Managing Director Frauenkirche Dresden Foundation
Trust
10.45
Opening speeches
The social vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence
danah boyd, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research and Founder/President, Data & Society
Can artificial intelligence be ethical?
Peter Singer, Philosopher & Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University
Tradition vs. Change
11.45
Interview: ”Silicon Saxony” shaping Germany‘s digital future?
Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of the Freestate of Saxony in conversation with Daniel Rettig, Chief Editor, ada
11.55
CEO wake-up call
Thomas Sedran, CEO, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in conversation with Daniel Rettig, Chief Editor, ada
12.30
Panel discussion: AI in practice – value-driven business in the digital age
Moderated by Astrid Maier, Chief Reporter, ada
Jen Gennai, Head of Responsible Innovation, Global Affairs, Google
Jörg Hellwig, CDO, LANXESS
Andrea Martin, CTO, IBM Germany, Austria and Switzerland
13.15
Networking lunch break
(Kurländer Palais)
Hope
14.30
Inspirational sparks
Moderated by Milena Merten, Reporter, ada
Future of art: Christian “Mio” Loclair, Creative Director, Waltz Binaire & former Robo-Dancer and Computer Scientist
Future of law: Urs Gasser, Executive Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University
Future of biology: Osh Agabi, Founder & CEO, Koniku and Neuroelectronic Interfacing Expert
Humanity
15.30
Panel discussion: Editing us – merging humans and technology
Moderated by Léa Steinacker
Osh Agabi, Founder & CEO, Koniku and Neuroelectronic Interfacing Expert
Françoise Baylis, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy, Dalhousie University
Bertolt Meyer, Professor & Director of the Institute of Psychology, Chemnitz University of Technology
16.15
Networking break
Kurländer Palais
Curiosity
17.15
Video: Geopolitics around the globe
Audrey Tang, Minister for Digitalization, Taiwan
Social
Change
17.30
Visionary keynote & talk: What shapes AI is also shaping our world
Meredith Whittaker, Co-Founder & Co-Director, AI Now Institute, NYU; Distinguished Research Scientist, NYU and Founder, Google’s Open Research Group in conversation with Léa Steinacker
Courage
18.15
Opposition talk: Building our future together
Robert Habeck, Group Chairman of the Greens in conversation with Astrid Maier, Chief Reporter, ada
19.15
Arrival of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
Values
19.30
Closing fireside chat: Germany‘s digital strategy and society – today and beyond
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in conversation with Miriam Meckel
20.15
Conclusion & closing organ recital
20.30
Networking get-together
Kurländer Palais
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