10.03.2027 – 12.03.2027 @ 0:00 – Digital technologies are transforming our world at an unprecedented pace, shaping societies, economies, and cultures. Digital Humanism is constituted by a specific view on these technologies and their implications. It rejects widespread interpretations of software systems as genuine agents, endowed with mental states, intentionality, insight and empathy. Only humans are responsible for what they do […]
Digital technologies are transforming our world at an unprecedented pace, shaping societies, economies, and cultures. Digital Humanism is constituted by a specific view on these technologies and their implications. It rejects widespread interpretations of software systems as genuine agents, endowed with mental states, intentionality, insight and empathy. Only humans are responsible for what they do and believe, not digital machines. Successful simulation of human behavior in generative AI, artificial general intelligence or humanoid robots must not be confused with the realization of personhood.
Digital Humanism is about using digital technologies as means for a better future: better workplaces, better education, higher productivity, less consumption of natural resources, less poverty etc. It strives to strengthen the human capacity to shape the conditions of a humane life on earth.
Addressing the challenges of the digital age requires collaboration across disciplines. The “Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference” builds on the Digital Humanism Initiative, an international collaboration dedicated to fostering a community of scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders committed to ensuring that technological development remains centered on human values and interests.
The conference invites contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines ranging from computer science, social sciences, economics, the humanities to philosophy. Topics include AI ethics, governance and regulation, privacy and digital rights, participatory approaches, the economics of digitization, human-centered AI, environmental impacts, the design and evaluation of AI and other software systems for the social good, and novel technologies for meaningful human-AI collaboration.
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