Professor Shannon Vallor has joined the AI100 Standing Committee where top scientists look to study how AI will shape our lives, now and in the future.
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Professor of Data Ethics secures £690k to lead on new research project
Funding for research to develop new ways to bridge responsibility gaps in autonomous AI systems – by boosting the ability of systems to deliver a vital component of responsibility, namely answerability.
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Climate science meets the science of compassion
A new online event taking place on November 5 will bring compassion science into dialogue with climate science.
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A Conversation on Technomoral Futures: Building Wisdom from Crisis
EFI’s Centre for Technomoral Futures celebrates their launch with an open event Thursday 29 April!
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New Chancellor’s Fellow appointed to Centre for Technomoral Futures
Dr. Atoosa Kasirzadeh has been appointed as a Chancellor’s Fellow in Philosophy, through the support of the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures.
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Edinburgh Futures Conversations
The University of Edinburgh and EFI launch a new series to promote global understanding and cooperation, and to contribute action-oriented thinking to the public debate about the world’s response to Covid-19.
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EFI to fund PhD studentship for £3.2m project on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems
Researchers from EFI, across the University and beyond have come together to help ensure the trustworthiness of machines that act or make decisions on their own.
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Centre for Technomoral Futures seeks Chancellor’s Fellow
EFI, with the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, seeks to appoint a Chancellor’s Fellow to develop an ambitious, interdisciplinary portfolio on emerging ethical implications in AI, machine learning, and other data-driven technologies.
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EFI Announces Funded PhDs in AI and Data Ethics
EFI’s Centre for Technomoral Futures welcomes applications for three Baillie Gifford PhD studentships in the critical area of AI and Data Ethics.
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EFI announces PhD studentships funded by investment firm Baillie Gifford
Five PhD studentships in the field of ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence, are available for entry in 2020/2021.
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