Conference Ethical and legal aspects on Human-Technology Interoperability and AI processing of Emotional Data

Conference Ethical and legal aspects on Human-Technology Interoperability and AI processing of Emotional Data

June 6, University of Lapland, Yliopistonkatu 8, FI-96101 ROVANIEMI, FINLAND, Lecture room: LS2; 10 a.m.-3.30 p.m. GMT+2

Registration

Sign up at: beatrice.schutte@helsinki.fi, mentioning ’June conference’

Deadline: 29 May 2023 (Updated 19.05.)

Deadline for online participation registration: 02 June 2023 (Updated 19.05.)

This conferenceorganized by the University of Lapland, taking part in the HIPE research on the subject, will be devoted to interdisciplinary scientific discussions on legal and ethical considerations concerning the introduction of sensitive human-related technologies such as AI and Biotech applications. Our speakers will also disscuss regulations and ethical guidelines concerning intrusive technologies and related to the interaction between human actors, AI and industry concerning the use of sensitive bio-related and emotional data. In addition, our speakers will question whether empathy and privacy are essential in human and human- AI industry relations and society in general and whether and to what extent such can it be regulated.

Program

10.00-10.10 Welcome/ Dean of the Law Faculty

10.10-10.40 Introduction, Emotional data and AI, a legal Enigma?/ Rosa Ballardini & Rob van den Hoven van Genderen (University of Lapland)

10.40-11.10 When AI gets emotional, does the GDPR apply?/ Arno Lodder (Vrije Universiteit van  Amsterdam)

11.10-11.40 A Duty of Loyalty for Emotion Data/Woodrow Hartzog (Boston University)

11.40-12.00 Reflections on morning session/Olli Pitkänen (University of Lapland)

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch break

13.00-13.15 Ryan Calo (University of Washington) (video)

13.15- 13.45 Talking to strangers. On people-machine communication and the automated detection of online solicitation of children/ Hingh, A.E. de (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

13.45-14.15 Damage caused by Emotional AI – Do existing and planned liability rules provide sufficient protection?/Béatrice Schütte (University of Lapland)

14.15-14.45 Coffee break

14.45 - 15.30 Panel discussion: ‘Are empathy and privacy essential in human and human- AI Industry relations and society in general? Can it be regulated?’

Panelists: Arno Lodder, Hingh, A.E. de, Woodrow Hartzog, Béatrice Schütte

Moderator: Rob van den Hoven van Genderen

Closing