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SUMMARY:Human Dignity: Its Roots and Challenges in Western Thought
DESCRIPTION:The Las Casas Institute is please to launch the recently released monograph of John Loughlin\, Senior Research Fellow.  The book launch will take place at 6pm Tuesday the 9th of June in the Aula\, Blackfriars Hall. Professor Tracey Rowland (Notre Dame\, Australia) will launch the book. \nThis event is free and open to everyone but registration is required. \nHuman Dignity: Its Roots and Challenges in Western Thought is a bold reappraisal of the concept of human dignity through the lens of Catholic tradition. Drawing on the biblical notion that human beings are made in the image and likeness of God (Imago Dei)\, John Loughlin\, Senior Research Fellow at the Las Casas Institute\, traces the development of this idea from antiquity to modernity. He examines key moments of continuity and rupture-from the Church Fathers to the Renaissance\, the Reformation to Enlightenment secularism\, and 20th-century renewal to today’s contested bioethical landscape. Integrating theology\, philosophy\, and political thought\, the book engages contemporary moral debates while presenting a constructive Catholic anthropology. This is a timely and provocative contribution for scholars\, students\, and general readers concerned with the future of human dignity in a fragmented world.
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SUMMARY:Realistic and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:The Las Casas Institute will be launching the recent publication Realistic and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence  by Maggi and Zak Savin-Baden on Thursday the 18th of June in the Aula\, Blackfriars Hall. This will be an ‘in-conversation’ event with the authors\, Kester Brewin\, David Burden\, Sarah Hayes\, and Elaine Kasket. \nThis event is open to everyone and free registration is required. \nCurrent perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI) tend to focus on the wide parameters between fear and hope. Realistic and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence provides some (ethical) hope with realistic solutions. It deals with the complexities of AI\, unpacking specific challenges presented by the AI problem and suggesting what we do about them. \nThis book is written by an experienced researcher and a young innovator\, with expert reflections from researchers and practitioners. It promotes community-focused\, collective values and ethical uses of AI\, and it challenges ideologies based on capitalist modes of consumption\, privilege and exploitation. Chapters explain current understandings of AI\, how it has developed since its inception and the various types of AI. The text explores issues such as scraping of data\, privacy\, unethical corporate practices\, trust and AI abuse\, as well as outlining the potential environmental\, social and psychological impact of AI – for better and for worse. \nYou can purchase the book at this link \nSpeakers\n \nKester Brewin is Associate Director at the Institute for the Future of Work\, a research and development institute exploring how AI and automation technologies are impacting the labour market in the UK. He is also an author of several books on technology and social history\, including\, most recently\, God-like: a 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths\, Machines\, Monsters. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nDavid Burden has been involved in AI and immersive environments since the 1990s\, delivering over 100 Virtual reality and conversational AI projects across the globe\, including for the MOD. David has published widely\, co-authoring Virtual Humans in 2019 and is currently series co-editor for Taylor & Francis on The Metaverse  Series. David is an ex-Royal Signals officer\, a Chartered European Engineer and is currently studying for a PhD in Wargaming Urban Conflict. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nProfessor Sarah Hayes\, University of Bath Spa has co-edited the Springer books Bioinformational Philosophy and Postdigital Knowledge Ecologies (2022) and Human Data Interaction\, Disadvantage and Skills in the Community (2023). She recently led two projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council about Data and disadvantage and Extending Human Data Interaction. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Dr Elaine Kasket is an expert on technology’s role within our work\, individual psychology\, and relationships. Her latest book is Reboot: Reclaiming Your Life in a Tech-Obsessed World (2023). She is a leading Counselling Psychologist\, inspiring keynote speaker\, effective psychological/ transformational coach\, and seasoned storyteller. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford\, is the co-author\, this is her 30th book. Funded by JISC and the Leverhulme Trust\, Maggi has explored the impact of learning in Virtual Worlds\, and now plans to continue researching Digital and Artificial Intelligence at Blackfriars Hall’s Las Casas Institute for Social Justice. For the last five years she has been a member of the William Temple Foundation Ethical Futures group\, through which she met which Dr Maria Power\, resulting in a fruitful collaboration. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nZak Savin-Baden is a PhD student at Cranfield University studying AI driven monitoring of UK  and Australian pollinators for biodiversity and sustainable land management. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/realistic-and-ethical-use-of-artificial-intelligence/
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