Philosophical Conceptions of Autonomy in Human AI-Teaming

Workshop: Philosophical Conceptions of Autonomy in Human AI-Teaming

AI systems are becoming increasingly autonomous, in ways that pose important ethical challenges. This is particularly significant in cases of human-AI teaming (HAT) - that is, where a human (or group of humans) works with AI systems to complete a task. But what is autonomy and how can AI systems have it? How should we understand human-AI teaming? Do AI systems in HAT function like mere tools or more like genuine collaborators? If we can truly collaborate with AI, what are the different forms this collaboration can take? And how do these differences affect ethical concerns regarding responsibility gaps, transparency, and trustworthiness in AI? 

Please join us on the 18th and 19th of March for a two day workshop with a series of fascinating talks addressing these issues, organised by University of Sheffield’s Centre for Machine Intelligence. The workshop will take place at Halifax Hall Hotel (see map for location). It is presented in collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester and is part of a UK government-funded project on AI and Autonomy.

Please see below for the workshop schedule. If you plan to attend, please use this registration form to let us know you’ll be coming to the workshop and for the workshop dinner at Proove (see map for location). (Regarding the dinner, note that desserts are listed only on the vegan menu). Please register by Sunday the 15th of March as we are trying to get a sense of numbers. Please also note that we have some limited funds for supporting ECRs at any stage who’d wish to attend. Do email [email protected] for more information about this.

Schedule 

Wednesday the 18th of March:

10:30-11:00: Registration

11:00-12:00: Eleanor Turner - What Manipulation Cases Reveal About the Autonomy of AI Systems 

12:00-13:00: Lunch

13:00-14:00: Jan Broerson - To What Extent Are LLM-Based AI Agents Autonomous?

14:00-14:15: Break

14:15-15:15: Paul Faulkner - AI Testimony and Autonomy

15:15-15:30: Break

15:30-16:30: Nathan Hughes: Definitional Uncertainty and Conceptual Confusion (DUCC!): Exploring pitfalls in the reification of human-AI teaming found in experimental studies

16:30-19:00: Drinks

19:00-21:00: Dinner at Proove Pizza

Thursday the 19th of March:

11:00-12:00: Max Hayward - TBC

12:00-13:00: Lunch

13:00-14:00: Ruby Hornsby - Autonomy in Human-AI Imaginary Friendship

14:00-14:15: Break

14:15-15:15: Felicity Fu: Living Longer and Better or Lonelier and More Bored? – Superintelligent Robots and the Prudential Value of Digital Immortality

15:15-15:45: Discussion

15:45-17:00: Drinks

Hope to see you there! 

George Surtees.