Programme
Artificial Societies: Confronting Social Engineering after the Techlash
Symposium programme| Venue |
Time |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
| FAB 1.16 and |
Thursday, 6 March 17-18:00 |
CDI TV Livestream 鈥淩eality Engineering after the Techlash鈥� A warm-up to the Artificial Societies Symposium. |
| Friday, 7 March 9.30-9.45 |
Networking + Refreshments |
|
| 9.45-10.15 |
Welcome |
|
| 10.15-11.15 |
Opening Keynote Panel Chair: Addie McGowan Keynote by Noortje Marres "A tale of two tech trials, or the splitting of the social." |
|
| 11.15-11.30 |
Break |
|
| 11.30-13.10 |
ECR and PGRs Panel 1 Chair: Meenakshi Mani (Re)imagining technical practice and literacy 鈥淩e-Configuring Curriculum: Knowledge and power in computer science education鈥� by Benedetta Catanzaraiti and James Garforth (University of Edinburgh) 鈥淐hallenging Algorithmic Literacy: Integrating Technical Skills and Critical Thinking to Address Social Engineering鈥� by Andres Shoai (CEU San Pablo University, Spain) Senior Discussant: Michael Dieter (Re)thinking conceptualisations of algorithmic bias and harms 鈥淧redictive technologies in criminal justice settings: insights from Sociology of Quantification鈥� by Barbara Branco (School of Law, 神马福利影片) 鈥淓dTech Engineers and the Making of Machine Learning in Education鈥� by Meenakshi Mani (University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Siddharth de Souza |
|
| 13.10-14.00 |
Lunch |
|
| 14.00-15.40 |
ECR and PGRs Panel 2 Chair: Greta Timaite (Re)figuring the visions and styles of computational frames 鈥淪tyles of moderation: Transforming the reception of problematic speech into collective moderation practices on social media鈥� by Axel Meunier (Sciences Po Medialab) 鈥淪eeing in units: Unpacking expansionist visions of AI through data work鈥� by Srravya Chandhiramowuli (Institute for Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Noortje Marres (Re)configuring experiences and wellbeing 鈥淢edDRA鈥檚 Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge: SSRIs, Lived Experiences, Adverse Event Databases, and the Limits of Pharmacovigilance鈥� by Javier Garcia-Martinez (Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, 神马福利影片) 鈥淥ne More Pack: Engineered Addiction in Contemporary Video Games鈥� by Ningxiang Sun (University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Ella McPherson |
|
| 15.40-16.00 |
Break |
|
| 16.00-17.30 |
Closing Keynote Panel Chair: Mat铆as Valderrama Barrag谩n Keynote by Mona Sloane (hybrid) 鈥淪till Social鈥�The Role of AI in Everyday Life鈥� Wrap-up |