Minding the Gap: Equity and Justice in AI and NeurotechThursday, November 4, 2021 Ethical scrutiny of AI-driven neurotechnologies has often focused on potential risks to individuals rather than on societal implications or justice issues. Lack of attention to diversity and equity while developing and implementing these devices can lead to limitations in how they work for people in different social contexts — or for people of different racial, cultural, linguistic, or disability backgrounds. This panel will engage questions regarding diversity and inclusion, privacy and surveillance, in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence for neurotechnologies. Speakers
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Copyright Klaus Ranger Alena BuyxTechnical University of Munich Alena Buyx is Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies and Director of the Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine at Technical University of Munich. She has previously held appointments at the University of Kiel and Münster; Harvard University, and University College London; and she was Assistant Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, London. She has been a member of the German Ethics Council since 2016 and chair since 2020. In 2020, she was elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina as a member of the Philosophy of Science Section.  Ricardo ChavarrigaConfederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the Head of the CLAIRE Office Switzerland. CLAIRE is the largest European network on Artificial Intelligence (AI), comprising more than 400 research groups and 3’000 individual supporters. He is the chair of the IEEE Industry Connection group on standards for brain-machine interfacing and co-chairs the IEEE Working group on Recommended Practices for Organizational Governance for AI. Dr. Chavarriaga has more than 15 years of experience in computational neuroscience, artificial intelligence and brain-machine interfacing. Highly interested on the translation of emerging technologies onto applications at service of society, Dr. Chavarriaga is actively involved in outreach activities for decision-makers, innovators and the general public on topics related to governance and responsible development of emerging technologies.  Oiwi Parker JonesHugh Price Fellow in Computer Science Dr. Oiwi Parker Jones is a Hugh Price Fellow in Computer Science at Jesus College, Oxford, with affiliations to the departments Engineering and Clinical Neurosciences. His driving ambition is to create a practical neural speech prosthetic for paralysed patients. Dr. Parker Jones also develops speech and language technology for Hawaiian, his ʻōlelo makuahine, and was a founding member of the Indigenous AI working group.  Gregor WolbringProfessor, Cumming School of Medicine Dr. Gregor Wolbring is a tenured full Professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, Program in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. He is presently also a member of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe, Germany and a fellow of the Institute for Science, Policy and Society, University of Ottawa, Canada. Learn more about his research on his personal website. Moderator Nicole Martinez-MartinStanford University
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