Venue:
November 20, Monday
Dorcol Platz
59b Dobracina St.
Belgrade, Serbia
EMERGE 2022:
Watch on YouTube
Book of Abstracts
Conference Program
Monday, 20 November at Dorcol Platz, Dobracina 59, Belgrade, Serbia
09:30 Registration
09:45
Welcome Note
Dubravko Culibrk
Director
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Luka Glusac
Assistant Director
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Univeristy of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ambassador Jan Braathu
Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia
10:00
On Ethical Guidelines for Argumentative Persuasive Chatbots
Srdjan Vesic
Research Fellow
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Lens, France
10:15
Preferences and alignment in AI systems
Silvia Milano
Senior Lecturer
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
10:30
Chat GPT and Critical Thinking
Christof Royer
Assistant Professor
Forward College, Paris, France
10:45
Coffee Break
11:00
Responsible AI
Ricardo Baeza-Yates
Director of Research
Institute for Expieriental AI, Northeastern University, Silicon Valley, USA
11:30
Human rights-centric AI governance
Julia Haas
Adviser
OSCE, Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Vienna, Austria
11:45
Coffee Break
12:00
Emotions, AI, and Ethics
Kevin LaGrandeur
Director of Research
Global AI Ethics Institute, New York, USA
12:30
Neuropunk Revolution: Robotic Emotions
Max Talanov
Senior Researcher
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
12:45
Coffee Break
13:00
AI and the Anthropocene
Robert Braun
Senior Researcher
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
13:15
Digital Degrowth and Alternative Networks
Bojana Kostic
Senior Researcher
Pen to Paper, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mario Hibert
Associate Professor
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sarajevo, BiH
13:30
Art in the World of AI
Dina Damnjanovic
High School Student
Third Belgrade Gymnasium, Belgrade, Serbia
13:40
Open Discussion on Human Autonomy in the Age of AGI
Ljubisa Bojic
Senior Researcher
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Univeristy of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
14:10
Coctail Lunch
15:00
Acceleration of Global Research on AI: Discussion on scientific cooperation between speakers and all interested parties
Cedomir Markov
Senior Researcher
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Univeristy of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
16:00
Media interviews with speakers (by invitation)
19:00
Dinner (by invitation)
Comunale Caffe e Cucina, Beton Hala, Karađorđeva 2-4
21:30
Game Over Party at Club Dvoristance, Cetinjska 15
(everyone is invited)
Moderator of the event
Jelena Guga
Research Fellow
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Univeristy of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Venue:
November 20, Monday
Dorcol Platz
59b Dobracina St.
Belgrade, Serbia
EMERGE 2022:
Watch on YouTube
Book of Abstracts
Conference Program
EMERGE Forum is an annual event organized by the Digital Society Lab of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade and the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia. Its goal is to connect actors from the tech industry, policymakers, and academic researchers to discuss the social and environmental impact of emerging technologies.
EMERGE 2023 Forum: Aligning AGI for Humanity’s Future
The rapid acceptance of generative AI technology opens the door for the potential of large neural networks. These networks can not only generate unique, intimate photos, videos, text, and audio but also perform various complex cognitive tasks. This progression moves us closer to the rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Navigating this technological landscape poses significant challenges. How can we correctly align AGI with human values and ensure absolute safety? If such a potent algorithm were applied across multiple fields of human life, it could potentially outsmart humans and direct them towards harmful values or actions. More immediate risks are related to automated disinformation campaigns and their impact on democracy, while other scary scenarios include the use of AI killer robots by terrorist organizations (such as drones, which are easily created now) and the accidental creation of artificial viruses. Things are getting even more complicated with the emergence of large open-source language models. We see how even simpler AI technologies, such as recommender systems, continue to polarize societies, increase technology addiction, and affect our creativity, relationships with other humans, and wellbeing every day.
These trends underscore the urgent need for concrete AGI guidelines now, both in terms of regulation and the agenda for future scientific research. We invite you to join this year’s EMERGE 2023 Forum, which will focus on aligning Aligning AGI for Humanity’s Future. Additionally, EMERGE 2023 may cover a wide range of topics related to the intersection of the environment, society, and emerging technologies.
EMERGE 2023 Speakers
Kevin LaGrandeur
Director of Research
Global AI Ethics Institute, New York, USA
Julia Haas
Adviser
OSCE, Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Vienna, Austria
Christof Royer
Assistant Professor
Forward College, Paris, France
Silvia Milano
Senior Lecturer
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Ricardo Baeza-Yates
Director of Research
Institute for Expieriental AI, Northeastern University, Silicon Valley, USA
Dina Damnjanovic
High School Student
Third Belgrade Gymnasium, Belgrade, Serbia
Robert Braun
Senior Researcher
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
Photo credit: Arpad Krizsan
Max Talanov
Senior Researcher
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Bojana Kostic
Senior Researcher
Pen to Paper, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mario Hibert
Associate Professor
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Sarajevo, BiH
Jelena Guga
Research Fellow
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Cedomir Markov
Research Fellow
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Srdjan Vesic
Research Fellow
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Lens, France
Ljubisa Bojic
Senior Researcher
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ambassador Jan Braathu
Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia
Dubravko Culibrk
Director
Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Luka Glusac
Assistant Director
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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