Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity

Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity is a side event of the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI. This mini-symposium addresses a range of urgent questions in the present era of global turbulence and heightened insecurity. The symposium foregrounds questions on the potential of developing ethical AI systems that can promote human security, safeguard the integrity of social-ecological systems at risk due to threats of anthropogenic climate change, biodiversity loss and extinction, and build social cohesion through scientific and AI literacy, futures literacy, education and training initiatives capable of preparing populations for the challenges of the 21st century.

Speakers

• Dr. Surichai Wun’gaeo---Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University & Kingdom of Thailand Vice Presidency, MOST Intergovernmental Council, Thailand
• Dr. Sompong Klainongsuang---Director, Thailand Science, Research and Innovation Fund, Thailand
• Dr. Steven Hartman---Founding Executive Director, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Global Directorate at ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Sweden/USA
• Dr. Peter Schlosser---Vice President and Vice Provost, ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, USA/Germany
• Mr. Irakli Khodeli---Head of Ethics of AI Team, UNESCO Social and Human Sciences, France
• Ms. Mel Sellick---PhD Researcher, ASU College of Global Futures, USA
• Ms. Raad Sharar---Program Manager, The Club of Rome, Bangladesh
• Ms. Janani Ramanathan---Secretary General, World Academy of Art and Science, India
• Dr. Siti Murtiningsih---Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia
• Dr. Darina SALIBA ABI CHEDID---Professor, University of Qatar & BRIDGES Governing Council, Lebanon/France
• Dr. Fadi Daou---Executive Director, Globethics, France/Switzerland/Lebanon
• Ms. XIAO Qian---Vice Dean, Institute for AI International Governance and Deputy Director, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, China
• Dr. Emma Porio---Professor Emeritus, Ateneo de Manila University and Senior Researcher, Manila Observatory and Lead Author for the IPCC’s 7th Assessment Report on Cities and Climate (2027), Philippines
• Dr. Erika M. Robrahn-González---Senior Researcher, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Vice President of UISPP and UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Governing Council member, Brazil/Germany
• Dr. Miwako Hosoda---Graduate School of Seisa University, and Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan