Can We Shape AI in Deliberative Societies?
A Community Workshop | London Data Week
July 7, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | King’s College London, Strand Campus
About the Workshop
This workshop explores how communities and AI can collaboratively shape inclusive futures through participatory design and ethical deliberation. Using social sciences—particularly ethnography—we’ll ground AI systems in real-world contexts to reflect diverse lived experiences.
Objective: Introduce deliberative societies where people and AI co-create futures, addressing urban social challenges through diverse values.
Schedule
- 10:00–10:10 AM: Opening Remarks
- 10:10–11:00 AM: Invited Talks (3 speakers, 15 min each + Q&A)
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM: Panel: Public Voices in AI
- 12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 1:00–2:30 PM: Breakout Sessions (Value, Views, Voice)
- 2:30–3:00 PM: Coffee Break
- 3:00–3:45 PM: Contributed Talks (4 talks, 10 min each)
- 3:45–4:00 PM: Closing & Living Document
Speakers
Luke Thorburn
Deliberative Society
Deliberative alignment and cultural biases in AI.
Iyad Rahwan
Society-in-the-Loop
Multi-agent simulations and societal impacts.
Dr. Joon Park
Agentic Society – Stanford HAI
Generative agent simulations.
Zarinah Agnew
Synthetic Society
Computational social science and ethnography.
Reema Patel
Panelist – Elgon Social
Participatory data stewardship.
Zoë Hitzig
Personhood Credentials
Privacy-preserving AI tools.
Organizers
Luke Thorburn, Omer Bilgin, Jonas Kgomo, Joel Christoph
Sponsors & Partners
Sponsors: Greater London Authority
Partners: Equiano Institute, AI & Democracy Foundation, Elgon Social, AI Objectives Institute, Public Policy UK
Contact: workshop@equiano.institute