Call for Participation

Workshop on AI Deception
At the AI for Humanity and Society 2024 conference
Organized by Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS)
November 19, 2024
Lindholmen Conference Centre
Göteborg, Sweden
Workshop: https://wasp-hs.org/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2024-workshop-6-is-ai-deception-deception/
Conference: https://wasp-hs.org/event/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2024/
Other Workshops: https://wasp-hs.org/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2024-workshops/
WASP-HS, a national research program in Sweden: https://wasp-hs.org/about/

Registration accepted on rolling basis, but deadline: November 10, 2024

DESCRIPTION:

The visual and literary arts are rife with narratives of AI systems ‘manipulating’ humans or ‘lying’ to them to further their own aims. Some recent academic studies also seem to indicate that AI systems can induce non-ideal mental states (e.g., false beliefs) in their users in pursuing certain objectives e.g., winning a game or performing tasks that are out of their reach.

This workshop will focus on the topic of deception by artificial systems and address some of the following questions: In what ways can AI systems be deceptive? How bad is it that we have chosen to have AI systems behave in an anthromorphic manner? Can AI systems deceive humans just as humans can deceive each other? Do the capacities which make AI systems useful also make them deceptive? What is the significance of deception by AI systems for our societies? How can we address the challenges posed by AI Deception?

Confirmed invited speakers at the workshop include:
Dimitri Coelho Mollo (Umeå University)
Jessica Pepp (Uppsala University)
Rachel Sterken (University of Hong Kong)

The entire workshop is 3 hours long (9:00 – 12:00 Hrs) and is divided into two sessions (of approx. 80 minutes each, including Q&A). There will be a fika break in the middle. Participants will also have an opportunity to present their work (on the conceptual or practical issues related to deception by AI systems) through lightning talks. If you would like to present, please mention this in your registration email.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Please first register for the main conference, then send an email (with the subject ‘AI Deception Workshop’) to nikhil.mahant@filosofi.uu.se expressing your interest (Please also include a link to your webpage or CV). Registration requests will be processed on a rolling basis, but the deadline to register is 10 November, 2024.

A limited number of travel or stay subsidies are available for participants who are giving lightning talks and whose research profile is particularly suited to the workshop, but who do not have any sources of funding available. If you would like to be considered for the subsidy, please register before 30 October and mention this in your registration email.

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Nikhil Mahant
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Uppsala University
https://nikhilmahant.com/