Guest Lecture - Maria Torres-Quevedo
Abstract: "During this training session, we will be looking at the history and potential of trade unions and tech. This will cover what some of the common issues people in the industry, the efforts workers have already started making to combat them, how union organising can help improve conditions, and what your rights are as a worker."
Slides: here
Video - Leadership Approaches
This week's video covers approaches that can be taken at an organisational or large group level to try to mitigate dangerous development. NB: only available in video form this year to allow space for the guest lecture.
Transcript: here
Reading
Required - Ethics Guidelines
"Towards ethical and socio-legal governance in AI"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-019-0136-y.epdf
This article gives a high level critique of existing guidelines for AI ethics and makes some recommendations going forward.
Optional - Standards
"Ethical standards in robotics and AI"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-019-0213-6.pdf
This paper talks about a new generation of standards (which most of you covered in SEPP) to adapt to AI and robotics (which is particular the author's area of expertise).
Optional - Laws
"Demystifying the Draft EU Artificial Intelligence Act"
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/38p5f
A longer piece, detailing a breakdown of the recent EU AI Act, which is one of the first large scale attempts at putting codifying rules for artificial intelligence into law.
Optional - AI Ethicists
"Brave: what it means to be an AI Ethicist"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-020-00020-5
Though most of you won't actually ever be in a position as an AI Ethicist in a company, this piece is broadly relevant for anyone who is taking on the responsibility of being vocal about these issues, not to mention helping you relate to colleagues for whom this is their job. As a bonus, it's written by an ex-Edinburgh student.