Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2021 | Human and Machine Normativity: New Connections

Understanding the capacities and limitations of complex new technologies like artificial intelligence calls for more than just a technical perspective. ABSOLUTELY INTERDISCIPLINARY convenes researchers from across disciplines to build new, interdisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding of how to meet the challenge of ensuring AI and other powerful technologies promote human well-being. This year, ABSOLUTELY INTERDISCIPLINARY takes place virtually, on November 4-6, 2021.

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ABSOLUTELY INTERDISCIPLINARY 2021 guest speakers:

Jeff Clune, OpenAI
Vincent Conitzer, Duke University
Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford University
Moritz Hardt, University of California, Berkeley
Gillian K. Hadfield, University of Toronto
Joel Z Leibo, DeepMind
Sarah Mathew, Arizona State University
Deirdre Mulligan, University of California, Berkeley
Johanna Thoma, London School of Economics

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The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society is a University of Toronto research institute that explores the ethical and societal implications of technology. Our mission is to deepen our knowledge of technologies, societies, and humanity by integrating research across traditional boundaries and building human-centred solutions. We want to make sure powerful technologies make the world a better place—for everyone.

Across all our activities, we convene world-class expertise and draw on diverse perspectives from universities, government, industry, and beyond to develop new modes of thinking about powerful technologies and their role in what it means to be human in the 21st century.

We’re defining what’s possible, determining what’s at stake, and devising implementable solutions to make sure technologies like AI are effective, safe, fair, and beneficial—for everyone.