Algorithmic Decision Making and its Human Rights Implications
Please note: This workshop is not a public event but on invitation only.
With the alluring possibility of technology freeing us from the need to make decisions in all areas of our everyday lives, a sincere concern is arising with regard to the preservation of free will in matters as crucial as the formation of public opinion, political decision-making and activity in online communication spaces.
Algorithms, which also enter physical terrain via IoT, directly influence human behaviour both online and offline. The need for new meta-norms that can ensure an ethical process of technological innovation and acknowledge human rights when it comes to algorithmic decision-making is a pressing matter to be discussed.
AlGORITHMIC DECISION MAKING AND ITS HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS
hosted by the Hans-Bredow-Institute for Media Research (HBI) and
the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
12 to 13 October 2017 | Sirius Minds Berlin | Französische Str. 12.
These are the issues our workshop on algorithmic decision making and human rights seeks to address. Benefiting from multiple points of view brought to our discussion panels by the Network’s guests and experts of the Network, we will jointly seek to explore and exchange views on the shifts, tensions and new perspectives that innovations in the field of algorithmic decision-making bring to the status and protection of human rights. By unpacking the participants’ numerous research efforts, we will be able to shed light on this broad theme, uncover further common research interests and build upon diverse methodological backgrounds.
Agenda
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Workshop location: Sirius Minds | Französische Str. 12 | 10117 Berlin
| 14:00 – 15:45 | Registration Welcome and opening Wolfgang Schulz, Hans-Bredow-Institut for Media Research, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Information on latest NoC developments Carlos Affonso Souza, Institute for Technology and Society, Rio de Janeiro |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Input Statement: Douglas Eck, Co-Founder of Google Brain |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Panel discussion: AI innovations in the human rights discourse Sharon Bar-Ziv, Haifa Center for Law and Technology Kirsten Gollatz, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Lorna McGregor, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex Mariarosaria Taddeo, Oxford Internet Institute Rolf Weber, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich Moderation: Carlos Affonso Souza, Institute for Technology and Society, Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Dinner and get-together at the institute’s premises (next to the venue, Französische Str. 9) |
Friday, 13 October 2017
Workshop location: Sirius Minds | Französische Str. 12 | 10117 Berlin
| 9:00 | Arrival and coffee |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Panel discussion: IT innovations shaping public communication Natali Helberger, Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam Ulrike Klinger, Institute for Mass Communication & Media Research, University of Zurich Michael Latzer, Media Change & Innovation Division, University of Zurich Aleksandra Przegalinska, The New Research on Digital Societies (NeRDS group) Moderation: Juan Carlos De Martin, Nexa Center for Internet and Society |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11-15 – 12:45 | Panel discussion: Ethics and accountability questions of artificial intelligence Balázs Bodó, Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam Christian Djeffal, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Niva Elkin-Koren, Haifa Center for Law and Technology Jędrzej Niklas, London School of Economics and Political Science Alessandro Mantelero, Nexa Center for Internet and Society Moderation: Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center & HIIG |
| 12:45 – 14:15 | Wrap-up and lunch |
Organisers
A workshop within the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers hosted by the Hans-Bredow-Institute for Media Research (HBI) and the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG).
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