Workshop “Controlling Autonomous Systems in the Security Sector – empirical, ethical and legal considerations”; Nov 2-3
29. September 2022
Zurich, November 2-3 2022, Digital Society Initiative
In this workshop, recent results on studies concerning the control of autonomous systems used in the security sector will be discussed. Linda Eggert from the Institute for Ethics in AI (Oxford University) and Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of the Security and Technology Programme at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (Geneva) will serve as keynote speakers.
The workshop takes place at the Digital Society Initiative, Rämistrasse 69, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
If you want to participate, please use the registration link below. Here you can indicate in which parts of the workshop you want to participate.
https://ufspezurich.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmqKvCScnx1ZxAy
Program
Wednesday, November 2
12:30 – 13:00 Arrival of participants
13:00 – 13:30 Introduction
– Welcome address DSI (Avi Bernstein, TBC)
– Welcome address Armasuisse & Introduction into workshop theme (Pascal Vörös)
13:30 – 15:00 Block 1: Empirical studies (30’ each; 20’ talk & 10’ Q&A)
– Military expert and lay people opinions on security AI systems (Markus Christen)
– Understanding human-AI-interaction (Abraham Bernstein)
– Pitfalls when controlling AI systems (Serhiy Kandul)
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 17:00 Block 2: Normative studies (30’ each; 20’ talk & 10’ Q&A)
– Eight Recommendations for the Ethical and Legal Assessment of Robotic Systems Interacting with Humans (Thomas Burri)
– A Mixed Human-Machine Teams Framework (Samuel Huber)
– The Ethical Assessment of Autonomous Systems in Practice (Daniel Trusilo, online)
17:00 – 17:30 Break
17:30 – 19:00 Keynotes, followed by panel (30’ each talk)
– Linda Eggert, University of Oxford, title TBC
– Giacomo Persi Paoli, UNIDIR, title TBC
– Panel with Linda Eggert and Giacomo Persi Paoli, moderated by Markus Christen
19:30 – 22:00 Dinner (invited only)
Thursday November 3
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival
09:00 – 12:00 Internal workshop: What should we know next? (flexible break)
12:30 Lunch