The bidt and the TU Wien are cooperation partners for the DIGHUM lecture series — regular online events that discuss the different aspects of Digital Humanism.
Speaker: Rostam J. Neuwirth (University of Macau)
Moderator: Christiane Wendehorst (University of Vienna, Austria)
Rostam J. Neuwirth discusses developments in AI regulation and the implications for global governance frameworks.
The rapid rise of AI technologies over the past few years has sparked intense debates worldwide about the potential for both significant benefits and serious risks associated with the use of AI in virtually all areas of life. Parallel to the fierce global competition in the development of artificial intelligence, governments and regional or international organisations called for actions aimed at addressing the ethical concerns associated with AI through binding laws or regulations.
The European Union initially proposed a comprehensive Draft AI Act in 2021, UNESCO adopted the Recommendations on AI in the same year, and the People’s Republic of China has adopted at least three specialised regulations targeting different aspects of AI since then. At the same time, numerous other jurisdictions have adopted laws or are in the process of doing so.
The paper first argues that the notion of AI is a misnomer and should be qualified as an oxymoron instead. Second and as exemplified by the prohibition of certain categories of AI systems in the European Union’s AI Act, it will critically comment on the causes and effects of the dominant narrative of a ‘global race from the development to the regulation of AI’ for the overall goals related to the governance of AI technologies in the future.
About the Series
A roughly bi-weekly seminar offers presentations and panels from worldwide thought leaders. It is typically held on Tuesday afternoons at 17:00 CET.
The bidt and the TU Wien are cooperation partners for the DIGHUM lecture series.
Digital Humanism deals with the complex relationship between man and machine. It acknowledges the potential of Informatics and IT. At the same time, it points to related apparent threats such as privacy violations, ethical concerns with AI, automation, loss of jobs, and the ongoing monopolisation on the Web.
For this reason, a new initiative — DIGHUM lectures — started with regular online events to discuss the different aspects of Digital Humanism.
We will have one or more speakers on a specific topic followed by a discussion, or panel discussions, depending on the topic and speakers. The exact dates will be announced at least two weeks before.
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