AlgoSoc / Opinion
December 02, 2024

Registration AlgoSoc International Conference 2025 is now open

We are excited to announce that registration for AlgoSoc’s international conference The Future of Public Values in the Algorithmic Society is now open! Join us in Amsterdam on April 10-11, 2025, for two days of thought-provoking discussions, paper presentations, and networking opportunities, as we explore the societal challenges of realising public values in AI, algorithms, and computational infrastructures.

Secure your spot and sign up now:

https://conference.algosoc.org/home

Theme

Realising public values in the Algorithmic Society is only in part a technological challenge, and there are limits to what can be achieved with value-sensitive technology design. More than anything, realising public values in AI, algorithms and computational infrastructures is a profound societal challenge that involves a whole ecosystem of actors and depends on the complex social, cultural, economic, technical, organisational, and institutional contexts, in which these systems are grounded, used, and contested. Similarly, public values are not static but develop dynamically in response to new technologies, social transformations, (political) power struggles, and the myriad interactions of people with technologies.

Current regulatory approaches around the world aim to make digital technology more responsible, more ethical, and more cognisant of the values that characterise the societies in which they are embedded. The EU AI Act is a case in point, seeking to make AI trustworthy and ensuring that “AI systems respect fundamental rights, safety and ethical principles.” The primary goal of the US Executive Order, for example, is that AI systems function as intended, are resilient against misuse or dangerous modifications, are ethically developed and operated in a secure manner, and are compliant with applicable Federal laws and policies. In China, Generative AI must adhere to “Core Socialist Values”. Common to all these approaches is that they are technology-centric, concentrating on the process of developing and deploying AI products and services in society.

The goal of the AlgoSoc 2025 conference is to re-center the debate on public values in AI, algorithms and their computational infrastructures from a primarily technological to a societal challenge.

For more information:
https://algosoc.org/events