#KICamp21

Описание: 24.02.2021 | How can artificial intelligence best serve the public interest? This is the main question that our research project will aim to tackle. By first defining what exactly is meant with public interest, and which factors are particularly important in this context, we will then apply this knowledge to developing new prototypes.

Our prototypes will be based on three different areas of AI. One project will use automatic image recognition technologies to help identify wheelchair-accessible locations, whilst a second project will examine how Natural Language Processing tools can be applied to decrease the level of text complexity. A third project will analyse what role design plays in creating public interest AI.

By working with external partners to ensure that our AI prototypes do actually serve the public interest, we will be able to continually adjust which factors are most important and provide empirical evidence for our best practice guidelines for developing public interest AI.

In this webinar, we will give a short presentation on our various projects and also touch upon the various perspectives that are important when approaching such a research question. As we are at the beginning of our project, the webinar will offer the opportunity to give feedback and there will be time for comments and questions.

Speakers:

Dr. Hadi Asghari – Postdoc Public Interest AI
Freya Hewett – PhD Student Public Interest AI
Judith Fassbender – PhD Student Public Interest AI
Jakob Stolberg – PhD Student Public Interest AI

Moderator: Dr. Theresa Züger – Head of Research Project Public Interest AI


The webinar is part of the KI-Camp, a project of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.), which brings together AI talents up to 35 years of age with renowned AI experts from all over the world in the digital space. In interactive fishbowl discussions, debating sessions and hands-on workshops, the free science convention addresses transdisciplinary issues from the fields of society, sustainability, production, science, health, mobility, art and media.