On October 4 and 5, the Faculty of Law will host the II Conference “Artificial Intelligence. Gender Biases and Opportunities for Equality”. This activity is part of the project “Trademark Law and Artificial Intelligence (MARIA) Ref PID2020-115646RB-I00”, funded by the State Research Agency and co-organized by the Center for Gender and Feminist Studies (CEXEF) of the University of A Coruña, co-financed by the City Council of A Coruña, CITIC, the NTTData Chair and Campus Innova.

The aim of the meeting is to encourage critical reflection on AI, the biases that cross algorithms and their transformative potential. The program of the day includes experts in the field, who will discuss the prospects of Artificial Intelligence in the academic and professional environment.

SCHEDULE

October 4th (Wednesday) 

• 09:30h. Official opening of the conference.
• 10:00h. Hacking stereotypes from computational linguistics. Cristina Aranda (Big Onion and Mujeres Tech).
• 11:00h. Exploring ethics in the recommendation algorithms of digital giants. Sabela Fernández Villar (NTT Data).
• 12:00h. Ethical coffee.
• 12:30h. Generating an imperfect world. José Baldomir (Nasas. Axencia creativa dixital).
• 13:30h. Diverse perspectives for AI research from the UDC.
  • Trademark Law and Artificial Intelligence – MARIA
  • Gender asymmetries in digital political communication – AGITATE
  • Risk assessment associated with exposure to nanomaterials – NanoAssess.
• 16:00-17.30h. Introduction to computer vision. Lucía Ramos (UDC).

October 5th (Thursday) 

• 10:00h. Keys to ethical and responsible AI: the challenge of AI regulation. Idoia Salazar (Observatory of Ethical and Social Impact of AI – OdiseIA).
• 11:00h. In search of an ethical and inclusive AI. Sara San Luís and Christian Carballo (Plain Concepts).
• 12:00h. Ethical coffee.
• 12:30h. Legal by design. Why legal aspects are key in the design and development of AI. Vanesa Alarcón (Ecija Abogados).
• 13:30h. Algorithmic discrimination: biases and errors. Ana Aba Catoria (UDC).
• 16:00-17:30h. Workshop: Let the machines work! Introduction to generative AI tools. Xabier Martínez-Rolán (UVigo).

Workshop registration is free until full capacity is reached and can be done through the following e-mail address cexef@udc.es