Upcoming EURIDICE Events

Global Governance of AI – on the Interim Report of the UN AI Advisory Body According to the United Nations, global AI governance and global coordination is the only way to harness AI for humanity while addressing its risks and uncertainties related to digital services, algorithms, computing capacity and expertise become more widespread internationally. On 9 January, from 17.00 to 18.00 CET Virginia Dignum will give an invited online talk about the interim report of ... Read more

This is the program for the kick-off meeting.

EURIDICE promotes and fosters activities organized by DigHum, the Digital Humanism community, led by consortium partner CAIML of the TU Wien. This event, on 16 January 2024, 18.30 – 20.00 CET, is the first of a series of bilateral discussions on AI as part of the a new U.S.-Austria Citizen Dialogue organized by U Wien Informatics , the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) and the U.S. Embassy in Austria. It will ... Read more

What to expect from Europe’s ubiquitous digital identification infrastructure? A EURIDICE DigHum lecture by Thomas Lohninger – 23 January 2024 17.00-18.00 This event is organized by CAIML of the TU Wien. See the announcement. Digital Identity Systems are on the rise worldwide. While global majority countries already have ample experience with their pitfalls and human rights implications, Europe just concluded its big digital identity reform without any concern for the experiences of other regions. Thomas ... Read more

Speaker: Daron Acemoğlu, MIT Economics, USA Moderator: Moshe Y. Vardi, Rice University, USA Link here to the lecture. In this EURIDICE DigHum lecture, organized by CAIML from consortium partner TU Wien, Daron Acemoğlu will discuss how Generative Artificial Intelligence can be either good or evil, depending on the choices we make as Society. Whereas human-centric advances in Generative AI may boost human agency and democratic participation, and increase productivity of workers through communication technologies, the ... Read more

An event organized by the Digital Humanism Initiative at CAIML, TU Wien. Watch the panel online. The increasingly unpredictable impact of digital technologies on people and society is urgently asking for a broad discussion on the new requirements for ICT education. Which skills, capacities and attitude are needed to address the interconnected challenges of the Digital Society? How can we design ICT curricula and build the new generation of skilled, responsible professionals, academics and decision-makers? ... Read more

March 19, 20245:00 – 6:00 PM(17:00) CET We are looking forward to seeing you:Participate via Zoom (Password: 0dzqxqiy). The talk will also be live-streamed and recorded on the DIGHUM YouTube Channel. ABSTRACT In the presentation, we introduce an innovative idea: algorithms can be seen as emerging institutions in modern societies. They function as rule sets shaping norms and environments for both humans and machines. As a result, algorithms impact individual behaviors and have broader societal effects. We illustrate ... Read more

19 March 2024 – Online lecture in the EURIDICE – DiGHUM lecture series Speaker: Virgilio Almeida (Harvard University, USA & Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil), Moderator: Lynda Hardman (CWI – Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam and Utrecht University). Abstract In this presentation, we introduce an innovative idea: algorithms can be seen as emerging institutions in modern societies. They function as rule sets shaping norms and environments for both humans and machines. As a result, ... Read more

Over the past year, we have seen a variety of AI governance frameworks being adopted, at national and international levels. This includes the EU AI Act, the US Executive Order to the Bletchley Declaration, the UN Resolution, and various other frameworks. Once legislation is adopted, the focus will shift to implementation and enforcement. Given the variety of AI governance frameworks, the challenge is to seek harmonization, while leaving open the possibility of responding to upcoming, ... Read more

EURIDICE will participate in the Advanced Digital Skills Summit– 16 May 2024, in Madrid and Hybrid. Panel Session: Digital Society, Human Values, Global Citizenship Advanced technological skills, acquired by our education, are complemented by reflective knowledge and analysis, rooted in shared human values, regarding societal impacts and how they can be steered best for the benefit of humanity. A unique feature of EURIDICE is its educational blending of advanced technical skills with in-depth human-centred societal ... Read more