Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

[Call for Abstracts]

Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

Casa dos Livros, Porto, Portugal

2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00

Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre, 1055, 4150-181 Porto

About: The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers, academics, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy, philosophy of technology, applied ethics, law, social theory, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional, normative, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies.

The final deadline to submit proposals is June 20, 2026.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

·       Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

·       Radu Uszkai is affiliated with Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics.

Topics might include (but are not limited to):

1.       AI, democracy, and political authority

2.       Responsibility, accountability, and institutional design

3.       Fairness, bias, and structural injustice

4.       Transparency, explainability, and public justification

5.       AI governance, regulation, and human rights

6.       Privacy, surveillance, and data politics

7.       AI, labour, education, and inequality

8.       Misinformation, manipulation, and epistemic harms

9.       Healthcare, Law and Educational Impact of AI

10.  Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI

Attendance: Free.

Note: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker of this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel, accommodation, or meals for accepted speakers.

Language of the workshop: English.

SUBMISSIONS:

·       Proposals should include two files (in Word format; PDF formats will not be accepted):

o   (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation

o   (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words, up to 5 references)

o   (3) sent to [email protected]

·       Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion);

·       Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal;

·       Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects; the publication process will be independent and optional;

·       Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: [email protected]

Venue: Casa dos Livros, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre, 1055, 4150-181 Porto.

Organization

Steven S. Gouveia (IF/UP)

CEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND

Mind, Language and Action Group (MLAG)

Instituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto – UID/00502/2025

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)