Category: speaking

  • AI, creativity and Art

    AI, creativity and Art

    In the context of art and creativity, AI touches on two fundamental dimensions of ethics: the question of the meaningfulness of life and the question of justice. Talking about democratisation in this context produces one thing above all: a lot of hot air.

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  • AI in publishing: Bridging gaps, upholding values

    AI in publishing: Bridging gaps, upholding values

    AI in publishing was the topic of a debate, organized by Wiley. How should publishers respond to advances of Big Tech? How can AI make research more accessible? And do we really need to reinvent the wheel when talking about accountability in the age of AI?

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  • AI and gender equality: get involved!

    AI and gender equality: get involved!

    AI is predominantly developed by men. It is also used more extensively by men. And in key datasets, men are overrepresented. This won’t do: it’s time for women to step in! That was my call to action at the Business Day for Women in Vaduz.

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  • TedX Zürich: «AI – freedom within, freedom without»

    TedX Zürich: «AI – freedom within, freedom without»

    AI frees us from having to solve complex problems ourselves, but does it also deprive us of the ability to think for ourselves? In my TedX speech I reflect on the ambiguous role AI plays for our freedom. Due to the pandemic, my speech was recorded in a huge, empty, pitch-black TV studio in Zurich.…

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  • Ethical debates sparked by Covid19: my thoughts as part of the UNESCO Forum

    Ethical debates sparked by Covid19: my thoughts as part of the UNESCO Forum

    UNESCO Forum invited me as a speaker to share my thoughts on the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic has sparked fundamental ethical debates. Think of the terrifying reports from hospitals in Italy in Spring 2020. Intensive care units were overrun with patients. There were not enough ventilators. And suddenly we asked ourselves: What is the value…

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