Deep Tech is having a profound effect on our economic, social and political relations. They say that the algorithm governs us, and that intelligent systems, databases, automated processes are guiding every step we take. This is why in recent years there has been growing concern about regulating advances in fields such as robotics, artificial intelligence or big data on the basis of ethical awareness, just as an ethical framework for biotechnology was defined in the 1970s as soon as genetic engineering and DNA manipulation took off.

Technological developments have no more awareness than that which is programmed into them by researchers and designers, and accepted by users. Shared values such as respect for human dignity, freedom, security, privacy, the pursuit of the common good, inclusion, and non-destructive use will be the basis for future laws and regulations for all these Deep Tech based innovations. Thus these shared values will be programmed, for example, into the autonomous vehicle that must make the best decision in case of an accident involving people. And alongside security, it goes hand in hand with protecting people’s freedom, as well as their privacy and use of data, at a time when cyber security is becoming a priority. However, technological advances that are growing exponentially – thanks to the convergence and maturity of different technologies – sow uncertainty about the ethical dilemmas that will arise in the medium and long term.

From secpho we propose this webinar to know in greater depth which will be the decisions and behaviors that should guide these Deep Tech developments based on that ethical framework. The webinar will have presentations from experts in our country, which will be announced in the coming days.

This free webinar is going to be held in Spanish and the target audience is:

• CEOs, Operations Managers, Technicians and Innovation Managers of companies from all industry sectors.
• Researchers from R&D centres and Deep Tech companies.

 

Agenda

12.00 Welcome and introduction to the webinar

Rosa M. Sánchez · secpho

12.10 Ethics for machines | Ignacio Latorre

Ignacio Latorre is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Barcelona, Long Term Visiting Professor at the Center for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, Director of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual and, since a few months ago, Chief Researcher Officer at the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi. Co-founder of the company Virtual Community Traders, he is one of the most recognized Spanish physicists in the field of quantum physics. In his latest book Ethics for Machines he seeks to meet the ethical needs of the 21st century.

12.50 Una ética para la era digital | Begoña Román

Begoña Román holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona and is a lecturer at the same Faculty. He is a member of the consolidated research group “Aporía: Filosofía contemporánea, Ética y Política”. She is president of the Ethics Committee of the Social Services of Catalonia, a member of the Bioethics Committee of Catalonia and a member of ethics committees in various health centres. His area of specialization is ethics applied to professional and organizational environments, areas in which he teaches at universities and trains in institutions.

13.10 Pros y Contras de la Inteligencia Artificial | Carme Torras

Carme Torras combines the direction of the research group in assistance robotics at the Robotics Institute (CSIC-UPC) with her dedication to literary writing and the promotion of ethics in artificial intelligence (AI). He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of EurAI, and a full member of the Academia Europaea. Her novel The Sentimental Mutation (Millennium, 2012) -Pedrolo and Ictineu Award- has been published in English with the title The Vestigial Heart (MIT Press, 2018) along with some materials to teach a course on “Ethics in Social Robotics and AI”.

 

12.30 ¿Qué peso tiene que tener la tecnología en nuestra cultura?

Ricard Faura is a technoanthropologist and head of the Digital Inclusion and Training Service of the Department of Digital Policies and Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Founding partner of the company Ideamatic, digital experiences, as well as Meddia and CiE (Centre Iniciatives Esportives). Member of the Observatory for CyberSociety of which he was one of the founders and member of several boards, including the Advisory Council of the Future Digital Society, a project of Mobile World Capital. He is the author of the book Cibersociedad and has participated in many debates about post-humans.

13.30 End of the webinar

 

Language

This webinar will be held in Spanish

 

Technical requirements to attend the webinar

We will use the Cisco Webex platform that is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. You can also attend the webinar through mobile devices using the free Webex apps for iOS and Android.

Access to presentations

The presentations will be recorded and published on secpho’s Youtube Channel.