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SUMMARY:Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging and timely workshop exploring the eth
 ical challenges emerging from the rapid expansion of artificial intellig
 ence across research\, industry and policy.\nDr. Arash Hajikhani (VTT Te
 chnical Research Centre of Finland\; LUT University) will deliver a thou
 ght-provoking talk on the ethics of artificial intelligence\, focusing o
 n how recent methodological advances—particularly large-scale generative
  AI—are increasingly embedded in decision-making systems across research
 \, industry\, and policy.\n\nThe talk highlights that responsible and et
 hical design is not an afterthought but a fundamental design choice\, es
 pecially as major GPAI providers often streamline adoption in ways align
 ed with commercial incentives. Drawing on his work in AI-for-policy and 
 socio-technical systems\, he will examine the long-term consequences of 
 deploying opaque\, black-box models without meaningful human-in-the-loop
  mechanisms\, emphasizing the risks of reduced accountability\, limited 
 diagnosability\, and systemic bias. The session offers a grounded perspe
 ctive on how to design and govern AI systems responsibly before such arc
 hitectures become too complex to interrogate or correct.\n\nA panel of U
 niversity of Manchester colleagues will join the conversation\, respondi
 ng to themes raised in Arash’s talk and offering perspectives from acros
 s disciplines.\nFull panel details will be confirmed and shared closer t
 o the event\n\nThis workshop is ideal for:\n\nResearchers and students w
 orking in AI\, ethics\, digital futures\, or socio?technical systems\nPr
 ofessionals in technology\, governance\, policy\, or innovation\nAnyone 
 interested in the societal and ethical implications of AI
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