IE & Instituto Cervantes Talk: The Next Decade of AI: Technical Possibilities and Ethical Responsibilities

IE Talk and discussion in English, with simultaneous translation into Spanish. Cocktail reception at the end.

Description:

Join a fireside chat between IE University’s Iliana Grosse-Buening (Co-Founder and CEO of Deeply Human Innovation) and LMU Munich’s Dr. Ben Lange (Junior Research Group Leader in AI Ethics) for an interactive exploration of future developments in AI and the ethical challenges they create for students, professionals, and citizens. We’ll ask: What are AI agents, and what are the biggest opportunities and challenges they create for professional life? What are social care-giving robots, and can we humans have authentic friendships or romantic partnerships with them? From preserving Guarani and Quechua to enabling communication with animals, what prospects and dilemmas does AI create for human language and communication—with one another, and with other species? 

Agenda:

• 18:45-19:00: Registration
• 19:00-19:05: Welcome by IE University & Instituto Cervantes
• 19:05-20:35: IE Talk
• 20:35-21:30: Networking cocktail

Speakers:

Iliana Grosse-Buening, is an entrepreneur, author, and advisor working at the intersection of technology, ethics, and human flourishing. She is Co-Founder and CEO of Deeply Human Innovation, Chair of the IEEE Global AI Systems Flourishing Initiative, Adjunct Professor for Digital Wellbeing at IE University and Business School, and Affiliate to the IE UNESCO Chair for AI Ethics and Governance. With over a decade of international experience across five continents, she advises Fortune 500 companies, global charities, and universities on digital wellbeing, AI ethics, and responsible innovation. Her research has been published by Springer Nature and De Gruyter.

Dr. Benjamin Lange leads the Junior Research Group in AI Ethics at LMU-Munich and Munich Center for Machine Learning. His research focuses on the ethics of AI and technology, foundational issues in normative ethics, and organizational and business ethics. Ben was trained at LSE (B.Sc.) and University of Oxford (B.Phil, D.Phil) and has been a research affiliate with The Uehiro Oxford Institute for Practical Ethics, LMU’s Zentrum für Ethik und Philosophie in der Praxis (ZEPP), and Google’s Responsible Innovation and AI Ethics team.