Call for Abstracts:

“Redefining Relationships: Human Vulnerability and AI-driven Technologies“
A panel at the 10th STS Italia Conference
June 11-13, 2025
Milan, Italy
Panel: https://stsitalia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22.Redefining-Relationships_-Human-Vulnerability-and-AI-driven-Technologies-ID_44.pdf
STS Italia: https://stsitalia.org/call-for-abstracts/

Deadline for submissions: February 3, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for the panel “Redefining Relationships: Human Vulnerability and AI-driven Technologies”, which will be held as part of the 10th STS Italia Conference – Technoscience for Good: Designing, Caring, and Reconfiguring.

KEY INFORMATION

• Deadline for submission: 3 February 2025
• Abstract submission:  here
• Complete call for abstract:  here
• Conference date: 11-13 June 2025
• Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design, Milano, Italy

PANEL OVERVIEW

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics has transformed human-machine interactions, prompting critical discussions on the ethical, social, and design implications of these technologies. This panel encourages discussions considering different perspectives, exploring the nuances of human-machine relations across different technological domains. Some topics discussed on the panel will be:

• The nature of manipulation in human-machine interactions: Is manipulation a negative phenomenon, or can it be reframed as a necessary interaction element?
• The ethical implications of designing machines that simulate human-like behavior: Does this make humans more vulnerable to manipulation, or does it open new forms of collaboration?
• How to design the new generation of AI tools or robots: What features should technology have to foster a beneficial relationship with its users? Does this discussion guide the design of the new tools or does it rely on something else?
• The impact of these new technologies in institutionalized contexts: What is the role of technology in specific relationships where power dynamics are already shaped? Can we consider new generational tools neutral in delicate contexts such as medicine, judicial system, military, public or private administration and education?

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

We invite contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including  but not limited to: science and technology , philosophy, social sciences, medicine and digital humanities. Abstracts can be submitted here by the 3rd of February 2025.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming you in Milan!

Kind regards,

Laura Gorrieri

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Laura Gorrieri
Ethics and AI
PhD Candidate in Philosophy
FINO Consortium Università di Torino
Email: laura.gorrieri@gmail.com | laura.gorrieri@unito.it
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/laura-gorrieri/