[agents] Call for Abstracts - 2nd Workshop on Implementing Machine Ethics

[Vivek Nallur]

Call for Abstracts - 2nd Workshop on Implementing Machine Ethics
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NOTE: Due to the coronavirus lockdown, the workshop *may* move into virtual
space. While we hope that the situation will be under control soon, and
travel restrictions will be lifted, this may not happen by the end of June.
In case, the lockdown is not lifted by the end of May, the workshop will
move to a virtual presentation and attendance mode. On the other hand, even
if we are able to  organize a physically-located workshop, participants
will still be able to connect virtually, and attend the sessions.
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The contemplation of intelligence and/or agency among machines, in popular
discourse, seems to
settle on a future technological dystopia or conversely, a machine-led
utopia. While the media
creates these dichotomous futures, there needs to be deeper discussion on
how intelligence,
agency, and ethics in machines will affect society. Is the expectation of
ethical behaviour an all-or-
nothing proposition? What are the legal consequences of unethical behaviour
by a machine-
augmented human being? Does it make sense to talk about ethically-limited
machines? Do a
machine's ethical duties towards humanity supersede individual human
rights? The Machine Ethics
Research Group at UCD would like to invite submissions for abstracts.

Participation is welcome from practitioners, professionals, junior
researchers and senior academics,
who have an interest in the technological, political, social, legal and
philosophical implications of
concrete implementations of ethics in machines. The Workshop deliberately
avoids discipline-
specific tracks to allow participants from multiple disciplines to interact
and exchange views. We
invite submissions for a 20-minute presentation, followed by 15-minute
discussion. Abstracts are
invited on, but not limited to, the following themes / questions:
* Are ethics expressible in algorithmic form?
* Who is responsible for ethical violations by a machine?
* Can ethical behaviour be guaranteed or verified in computational media?
* Relationships between humans and machines in the presence of hybrid
actions
* Social implications of trust, and dependence on cognitive assemblages
* Can ethical responsibility be assigned when decision-making is
distributed?
* Do ethically-capable machines have rights? Where do these rights stand in
relation to
human rights?

The main thrust of the workshop will be on bringing multiple perspectives
to bear on an acceptable
description of ethical machines. Hence, talks that are provocative or raise
pertinent questions are
welcome. The first part of the workshop will consist of presentations,
while the latter part will be
devoted to synthesising a joint multi-faceted notion of ethical machines
around the themes and
questions listed above.

Abstracts must be approximately 1500 words in length, not including
references, submitted in MS-
Word or PDF format. Abstracts must be submitted to the email listed below,
on or before 17-May-
2020 (Anywhere on Earth).

Confirmed Keynote: Prof Virginia Dignum, Umeå University
Location: School of Computer Science, University College Dublin
Deadline for abstract submission:  17-May-2020
Email contact: machine.ethics.ucd at gmail.com
Website: https://aristotle.ucd.ie/

-- 
Dr. Vivek Nallur
Assistant Professor
Phone +353 (1)716 2475
Computer Science, Room B2.03
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin - 4,
Ireland
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