MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the Jain Family Institute are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a workshop on the ethics of algorithmic decision-making systems (ADS).
We invite abstracts from all academic disciplines, including (but not limited to) philosophy, computer science, history, political science, anthropology, law, gender studies, criminology, sociology, and data science.
The workshop will take place from April 17th to April 18th, 2020 on MIT's campus in Cambridge, MA.
Topics may include:
If your abstract is selected for the workshop, we ask that you provide a draft of your paper for circulation to attendees by April 1st, 2020. We expect to cover travel and lodging expenses for all speakers.
All participants must register at the workshop website. We also expect that all participants will commit to reading any papers circulated before the workshop.
More information available at jainfamilyinstitute.org/MITconference.
This conference is organized by the staff and fellows of the Jain Family Institute, MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, and the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Working Group at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
We invite abstracts from all academic disciplines, including (but not limited to) philosophy, computer science, history, political science, anthropology, law, gender studies, criminology, sociology, and data science.
The workshop will take place from April 17th to April 18th, 2020 on MIT's campus in Cambridge, MA.
Topics may include:
- Explainability: What counts as an explanation of an algorithmic decision? Of a decision system? Will a single kind of explanation suffice, or will there be different types of explanation required by different contexts (legal proceedings, credit scoring, or university admissions)? How can work on explanation by philosophers of science, ethicists, and philosophers of law shed light on these questions?
- Governance: What kinds of institutional structures should be in place for the administration and oversight of ADS?
- Fairness: To what extent, and how, should considerations about bias, discrimination, and fairness factor into the design of ADS?
- Autonomy and Manipulation: Does the increasingly pervasive use of ADS by both governments and private entities raise distinctive concerns about autonomy, democratic accountability, and due process? What protections should be in place to protect citizens from manipulation by ADS?
If your abstract is selected for the workshop, we ask that you provide a draft of your paper for circulation to attendees by April 1st, 2020. We expect to cover travel and lodging expenses for all speakers.
All participants must register at the workshop website. We also expect that all participants will commit to reading any papers circulated before the workshop.
More information available at jainfamilyinstitute.org/MITconference.
This conference is organized by the staff and fellows of the Jain Family Institute, MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, and the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Working Group at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.