CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - AI4EU-WORKING GROUP ON ELSEC ISSUES IN AI FOR CULTURE.

Deadline: 20 April 2021

Contact and applications: osai@unive.it

Call: download PDF

AI4EU European Observatory on Society and AI (OSAI @ ECLT)

WP5 (ELSEC issues in AI) has a subtask (Task 5.2.) dedicated to setting up different working groups on ethical, legal, socio-economic and cultural issues in AI. There are already three working groups active (Social awareness, Piloting Trustworthy AI and Education). We now announce the formation of a fourth group, which focuses on cultural applications of AI and the ethical, legal and socio-economic issues involved. The rationale for the Working Group is as follows:

AI is playing a growing role in the cultural sector which involves the production, dissemination and archiving of cultural goods. This sector is not only important for the cohesion of society, it is also an important economic activity in the EU and one in which Europe has a track record of excellence. But, as for other sectors, the application of AI raises various ethical, legal, social and economic issues, some of them unique to the production or dissemination of cultural artefacts, for example, the issue of fairness to authors in distributing their artistic work or the reuse of social media data to create new work.

The AI&Culture Working Group is established based on an open call to all members of the AI4EU Consortium and will also involve actors outside of the consortium in order to ensure that we address relevant issues, address them in ways that are workable in practice, and get access to concrete case studies about creation, curation, dissemination and archiving. There is a first kick-off meeting (in Venice but probably virtual) on 22-24 may, to be followed by reports and informal (most probably virtual) meetings. A second meeting is planned in the autumn to prepare the final report in conjunction with the other working groups.

This is an OPEN CALL for members of AI4EU to be part of this working group. To keep the group small (maximum 10 people) and focused we look for individuals that have a track record in AI and have engaged actively in cultural activities. Note that the activities of the working group will be publically accessible for all AI4EU members. To apply please send a 1 page maximum application with the following items:

1. Name, affiliation, activity (e.g. teaching, research, art practice, etc.)

2. References to four papers illustrating your research activity in AI. These could be papers from AI journals, such as the AI Journal, AI magazine, AI Communications, Nature Machine Intelligence and the like, or from AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, AAAI, ACL, etc.

3. References to maximally three of your activities pertaining to culture, either because you are active in the arts yourself (e.g. as a composer or novelist) or because you have engaged with cultural activities (e.g. in archiving or curating).

4. A very brief motivational description (one paragraph) why you want to be part of this working group.

For more info or to mail your proposal contact: <osai@unive.it> BEFORE 20 APRIL 2021

Source: Luc Steels