Symposium and opening centre of Meaningful Human Control

01-Oct-2024 | Delft, Mondai | House of AI

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming symposium on Meaningful Human Control (MHC) over systems with autonomous capabilities.

It’s combined with the launch of the Research Handbook on Meaningful Human Control of Artificial Intelligent Systems, and of the

Centre for Meaningful Human Control over systems with autonomous capabilities. 

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As AI algorithms rapidly revolutionize various sectors, from healthcare through public services to transportation, they also raise concerns over their potential to spiral beyond human control and responsibility. In 2018, TU Delft launched the AiTech initiative to address the transdisciplinary challenges related to designing systems under MHC. Concurrently, the project “Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems” (2017-2021) further developed and operationalised this concept in the context of driving automation. These and other initiatives have produced impactful research, fostered (international) community building, and influenced key policy documents by Dutch and EU authorities.

In this upcoming event we invite you to celebrate with us two recent milestones from our MHC community:

• The release of the first Research Handbook on Meaningful Human Control of Artificial Intelligent Systems and

• the launch of the Centre for meaningful human control over systems with autonomous capabilities.

This event is a unique opportunity to engage with leading academics and practitioners in the field, and to exchange perspectives regarding the challenges and approaches towards keeping meaningful human control over technology, including philosophical, legal, and technical perspectives.

Keynote speakers

• Dr. Johannes Himmelreich of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

• Prof. Carles Sierra of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council

Program

Morning (Draft) Programme: Academic challenges around MHC

• Keynote talk by Carles Sierra on the Engineering of Social Values

• Keynote talk by Johannes Himmelreich on AI governance and the philosophy of data science

• Academic lessons learned from the AiTech initiative

• Panel discussion with authors from the handbook

Lunch

Afternoon (Draft) Programme: Pragmatic Challenges around MHC

• David Abbink (TU Delft) - Moving from the interdisciplinary AiTech initiative to a transdisciplinary Centre on MHC

• Kim van Sparrentak (European Parliament) - TBD

• Barbara Holder (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) on MHC challenges for the aviation domain

• Rudi Turksema (Algemene Rekenkamer) on MHC challenges for the public domain

• TBC, MHC challenges for the automotive domain

• Interactive session on domain-specific approaches to MHC

• Official launch of the centre for meaningful human control

• Celebratory Drinks

Location

Mondai | House of AI

Molengraaffsingel 8

2629 JD

DELFT