We are organizing a seminar together with Evil-AI project in October.
Join us in Tampere!
Where does the evil live? Looking at the underbelly of AI
SYNTHETICA and Evil-AI seminar
October 1st, 2024
12:30-16:00
In Crazy Town Tampere
Address: Rautatienkatu 21 B, 5th floor
Programme
12:30-12:45 Welcome to the seminar (Prof. Marko Siitonen & Prof. Henri Pirkkalainen)
12:45-13:30 Short talks (à 5 min)
– Here, there, and everywhere (Prof. Tanja Sihvonen)
– Evil dolls are here (Prof. Johanna Virkki)
– Where does evil live? (Assistant Prof. Tomi Laapotti)
– Interacting with AI in physical – virtual continuum (Prof. Henri Pirkkalainen)
– Being nasty to bots (University Lecturer, Dr. Riikka Nissi)
– Building a digital twin of yourself (Prof. Pekka Abrahamsson)
13:30-14:00 Fishbowl: Disappointment in AI
14:00-14:30 Coffee break
14:30-15:30 Workshops
– What evil can AI do in our lives?
– What would be the perfect AI tool?
– How can we study ripple effects?
Have a chat with us humans and a robot!
15:30-16:00 Conclusion and next steps
Join us for cocktails after the seminar.
Organizers:
Synthetica
Synthetica examines the complex and multifaceted ripple effects and limitations of AI-human interplay in the contexts of work, business, and society. It focuses on contemporary data-driven organizations through their ICT development and application practices as well as discursive constructions that manifest the limitations of this technology. Limits will be addressed on several cross-sectional dimensions that include technical, human, sociocultural, and communicative.
Partners:
– Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Pekka Abrahamsson
– University of Vaasa, Communication Studies: Tanja Sihvonen, Tomi Laapotti, Rebekah Rousi, Nuppu Pelevina
– University of Jyväskylä, Department of Language and Communication Studies: Marko Siitonen, Riikka Nissi, Mitra Raappana
EVIL-AI
Tampere University project EVIL-AI (“evil eye”) – the Identification and Mitigation of the Negative Effects of Artificial Intelligence Agents explores and counters the dark side of AI. The aim of the project is to identify, mitigate and prevent the negative effects of AI agents. The project investigates various manifestations of malicious artificial intelligence such as chatbots, service robots, and metaverse avatars.
Read more about Evil-AI here.
Pekka Abrahamsson, Henri Pirkkalainen, Johanna Virkki
