Seminar : Introduction to the ethics of technology and AI
The aim of this module is to provide participants with a first holistic approach to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
The first step will be to understand the notion of ethics, before tackling the need to think about the ethics of AI by understanding its various impacts in a holistic approach, i.e. economically, ecologically, socially, politically, etc. Participants will be given the opportunity to do some practical work before tackling the current challenges of AI, while looking at a number of ethical principles and existing general or specific charters.
The module will conclude with a look at how to integrate AI ethics into corporate governance, ethics committees and recruitment procedures.
This course is organized by HEC Liège Executive Education and the Digital Lab.
Program
- 09:00 ▶ 12 :30 : Introduction to ethics ▶ What is ethics? ▶ The major currents in ethics ▶ Case study ▶ Why think about the ethics of AI? Analyze the non-neutrality of technology ▶ Analyze the various impacts of AI (ecological, economic, political, etc.)
- 13:30 ▶ 17:00 : How to think about the ethics of AI? ▶ Introduction to some twentieth- and twenty-first-century thinkers on tech ▶ Analysis of some key concepts in tech ethics (explicability, safety, bias, etc.) ▶ Concretely, in my company? ▶ 10/20/70 approach ▶ Governance and ethics committees ▶ Upskilling and reskilling employees ▶ Debrief of the first day
Speakers
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Louis DE DIESBACH
Expert en éthique de la Technique
Passionate about philosophy and technology, Louis de Diesbach works as a technical ethicist and consultant. His professional and personal life rests on three fundamental pillars: being a husband and father, working at the consulting firm BCG and writing for various media. At BCG, Louis specializes in the interplay between technology, governance and strategic development, while also contributing to the company’s communications efforts.
Louis writes frequently for L’Écho and La Libre Belgique, and regularly shares his thoughts on the French podcast Trench Tech. His columns critically explore the ethical dimensions of technology, addressing issues ranging from environmental impacts to regulatory frameworks and the wider societal implications of technological advances. Louis is also the author of “Liker sa servitude” (FYP, 2023) and “Bonjour ChatGPT” (Mardaga, 2024), works deeply influenced by philosophers such as Kant, Camus, Hottois and Turkle.
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