RESEARCH THEMES
The Ethical and Theoretical AI Lab propels frontier research on basic theories of artificial intelligence, with a particular emphasis on machine and cognitive behavior studies, as well as central issues in philosophy, ethics, AI verifiability, and AI interpretability. Adopting global perspectives, the Lab focuses on highly topical issues in these cutting-edge research fields. We plan to recruit best-in-class researchers over the next three years, with the aim of pioneering world-class research in Hong Kong, so as to build up China’s leading Ethical and Theoretical AI Lab. The Lab will also join hands with global industry leaders, including Huawei, etc., to promote synergy between theoretical and practical pursuits, to effect social impact, and to refine and develop the discourses used to discuss crucial issues in ethical and theoretical AI.
Lab Members
Laboratory Search Committee
Chair:
- Prof. Mette HJORT, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Members:
- Prof. Mark SHUTTLEWORTH (Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies)
- Prof. Jiming LIU (Computer Science)
- Prof. Chris WONG (Biology)
- Dr. Ellen ZHANG (Religion and Philosophy)
- Prof. Jiji ZHANG (Religion and Philosophy)
- Prof. William CHEUNG (Computer Science)
- Prof. Christy CHEUNG (Finance and Decision Sciences)
- Prof. Celine SONG (Journalism)
- Prof. Xue-Cheng TAI (Mathematics)
Ethical and Theoretical AI Lab Events
Lecture Series in AI Ethics & Ethical AI:
AI Ethics as Translational Ethics
Date: 29 September 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00am - 12:30 pm
Language: English
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Prof. David Danks, University of California San Diego
Online registration:
https://hkbuhk.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2bM1vrSfiS1FvPU
Enquiries: artsoc@hkbu.edu.hk / 34112647
Lecture Series in AI Ethics & Ethical AI:
Beyond Bias: Towards an AI Ethics of Shared Purpose
Date: 20 August 2021 (Friday)
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Language: English
Venue: Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Joscha Bach
Online registration:
https://hkbuhk.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3KmDRehiHm38GTs
Enquiries: artsoc@hkbu.edu.hk / 34112647
Lecture Series in AI Ethics & Ethical AI: The Remorse of King Midas – Reflections on the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Date: 17 June 2021 (Thursday)
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 (HKT)
Language: English
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Guo Rui, Renmin University of China
Online registration:
https://hkbuhk.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6A0FeE931tYpjro
Enquiries: artsoc@hkbu.edu.hk / 34112647
Lecture Series in AI Ethics & Ethical AI:
Bias, Trust, and Doing Good: Scientific Explorations of Topics in AI Ethics
Date: 14 April 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Language: English
Venue: Zoom
Presenter: Professor Joanna Bryson, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Online registration:
https://hkbuhk.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ewzHwaSrgLPn23I
Enquiries: artsoc@hkbu.edu.hk / 34112647
Lecture Series in AI Ethics & Ethical AI:
Is Automated Contact Tracing Amid COVID 19 Biosurveillance or Uberveillance?
Date: 19 March 2021 (Friday)
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Language: English
Venue: Zoom
Presenter: Professor Katina Michael, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
Online registration:
https://hkbuhk.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d4gZH0VcDOADdye
Enquiries: artsoc@hkbu.edu.hk / 34112646 / 34112647