7th Conference on Technology Ethics (TETHICS 2024)

BMT Arvo 23.10.2017

Conference on Technology Ethics (TETHICS) has for six years now provided a platform for presenting and discussing theoretical and applied research on ethics and information technology. We invite researchers, professionals, students, and other stakeholders interested in technology ethics to the 7th annual Conference on Technology Ethics (TETHICS 2024) organized in Tampere, Finland on 6.–7.11.2024.

Tentative programme

Day 1 (Wednesday 6th of November)

@ Paidia Living Lab of Play, Nokia Arena (Kansikatu 3, 33100 Tampere)
Conference websites: https://events.tuni.fi/tethics2024/See instructions on how to get to the conference venue
8:45-9:30 REGISTRATION

@ Paidia

9:30-9:45 OPENING WORDS

Organisers

9:45-10:45 SESSION 1: PRIVACY AND THE GDPR

Smoke Screens and Scape Goats, the Reality of General Data Protection Regulation Compliance — Privacy and Ethics in the Case of Replika AI (Joni-Roy Piispanen, Tinja Myllyviita, Ville Vakkuri & Rebekah Rousi)

Blockchain, AI and Personal Data: Conflicts and Convergences under the GDPR (Alessandro Billi)

Chair: Juho Rantala

10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:00 SESSION 2: PLATFORMS AND BIG TECH POWER

Systemic Power of the Digital Platforms versus Human Lifeworld (Jani Koskinen & Salla Westerstrand)

Big Tech’s Capitalization of AI Ethics: Reflections on the Politicization of AI Ethics (Jaana Parviainen)

Chair: Minna Rantanen

12:00-13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00-14:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH

Do technologies disrupt moral paradigms?
John Danaher (NUI Galway)

Chair: Otto Sahlgren

14:00-14:15 BREAK
14:15-15:45 SESSION 3: ETHICS AND AI

Monitoring Machine Learning Systems from the Point of View of AI Ethics (Kai-Kristian Kemell, Jukka K. Nurminen & Ville Vakkuri)

What is an AI vulnerability, and why should we care? Unpacking the relationship between AI security and AI ethics (Lauri Tuovinen & Kimmo Halunen)

Ethical Issues in Large Language Models: A Systematic Literature Review (Atte Laakso, Kai-Kristian Kemell & Jukka Nurminen)

Chair: Jaana Parviainen

15:45-16:00 BREAK
16:00-17:00 SESSION 4: AUTOMATION AND AUTONOMY

Addressing Deskilling as a Result of Human-AI Augmentation in the Workplace (Firuza Huseynova)

AI is a Trojan Horse — A Rationale (Dominik Schlienger)

Chair: Arto Laitinen

19:00- SOCIAL PROGRAM

Conference dinner at sauna restaurant Kuuma (which means “Hot”). The restaurant also offers the possibility to relax in a lakeside sauna. If you are interested in this option, be sure to pack your swimming gear. The fees for the conference dinner (50 euros) and sauna (12 euros) are paid separately at the time of registration.

Sauna restaurant Kuuma is located at the Laukontori harbor (Laukontori 21, 33200, Tampere). The restaurant is a 10 minute walk from the conference venue.

 

Day 2 (Thursday 7th of November)

8:30-9:00 MORNING COFFEE
9:00-10:30 SESSION 5: DESIGN AND ETHICS

On the discontents of the instrumentalist framework in technology assessment (Johanna Ahola-Launonen)

Super-intelligent society for the silver segment: Ethics in design (Jaana Leikas, Rebekah Rousi, Hannu Vilpponen & Pertti Saariluoma)

Toward just smart cities: community-based art organisations as partners in design justice (Aida Kalender, Giovanni Sileno & Sennay Ghebreab)

Chair: Thomas Olsson

10:30-11:00 BREAK WITH POSTERS
11:00-12:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH

Sustainable AI – from principles to practice

Anna Metsäranta (Solita)

Chair: Salla Westerstrand

12:00-13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00-14:00 SESSION 6: TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS AND EDUCATION

Data privacy, ethics and education in the era of AI – A university student perspective (Rebekah Rousi, Hanna-Kaisa Alanen & Anne Wilson)

Embedding responsible AI in technical education curriculum: A case study in asynchronous online advanced data analytics course (Rhoda Abadia)

Chair: Tuomas Harviainen

14:00-14:15 BREAK
14:15-16:00 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

The current state and future of technology ethics education in Finland (Ville Vakkuri, Kai-Kristian Kemell, Lauri Tuovinen & Tero Vartiainen)

16:00-16:30 CLOSING WORDS AND FEEDBACK SESSION

Organisers

16:30- POST-CONFERENCE SOCIAL PROGRAM

Join us for sauna, drinks, and food! More information provided later.