Technomoral Conversations: AI and the Future of Fundamental Rights

The event will be chaired by Dr Zeerak Talat, Chancellor's Fellow in Responsible Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in the School of Informatics and Centre for Technomoral Futures, whose research explores the social and political impacts of AI systems.

The panel will feature:

  • Javier Ruiz Diaz, Technology and Human Rights Lead, Amnesty International UK
  • tèmítópé lasade-anderson, Executive Director, Glitch
  • Haylea Campbell, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

The Technomoral Conversations series brings together leaders, creators and innovators from academia, technology, business and the third sector in a ‘fireside chat’ format to discuss futures that are worth wanting.

Chaired by the Centre for Technomoral Futures' Chancellor's Fellow in Responsible Machine Learning and AI, Dr Zeerak Talat, this Technomoral Conversation will feature Javier Ruiz Diaz (Technology and Human Rights Lead at Amnesty International UK), tèmítópé lasade-anderson (Executive Director at Glitch), and Haylea Campbell (Senior Associate in the Pro Bono Practice at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader). The panelists will discuss AI’s rapidly expanding impact on fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, labour rights, privacy and freedom of movement, and how AI is reshaping the wider political climate. The event will include time for audience questions.

This event is a collaboration between the Centre for Technomoral Futures and the Edinburgh Futures Institute.