Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
3 April 2027
2:00-5:00pm
Rewley House 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA
Event status:
Applications being accepted
Dates:
3 April 2027
Study Format:
In-person day/weekend
Fees:
£60.00
This event offers an accessible but rigorous introduction to core ethical questions raised by artificial intelligence in contemporary society.
As AI systems increasingly influence decisions and practices in areas such as healthcare, education, law, employment, and everyday life, the event examines how ethical theories can be applied to current real-world challenges in the age of AI.
Key issues include fairness and bias, transparency, autonomy, responsibility, and the status of AI as a potential agent. Through interdisciplinary case studies, interactive discussion, and critical analysis, we will explore conceptual tools needed to engage with AI ethically, to illuminate ethical complexities of emerging technologies and to think philosophically about technological futures and fair, AI practices.
The event also considers the broader societal implications of use of AI, including its impact on work, mental health, inequality, and human decision-making. By engaging with these themes, you will develop conceptual understanding and critical skills needed to evaluate AI systems responsibly, to reflect on technological futures, and the development of fair, accountable, and human-centred AI practices.
Please note: this event will close to enrolments at 23:59 on 31 March 2027.
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Accommodation
If you wish to stay with us before and/or after the event, please contact our Residential Centre for availability and discounted rates.
Call +44 (0) 1865 270362 or email res-ctr@conted.ox.ac.uk
Our accommodationour accommodation at Rewley House in Wellington Square has been rated as 4-Star Campus Accommodation under Visit England. All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished with tea/coffee making facilities, Freeview television, private bath/shower rooms and free WiFi. For more details see our accommodation information.
Recommended reading
Coeckelbergh, M., AI Ethics (MIT Press, 2020).
Bostrom, N., Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Oxford University Press, 2014)
Floridi, L., Cowls, J., Beltrametti, M., et al., “AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society,” Minds and Machines, 28(4), pp. 689–707 (2018).
Programme details
1.45pm
Registration at Rewley House reception
2pm
Ethics in the Age of AI: Fairness, Bias and Responsibility
3.15pm
Tea/coffee break
3.45pm
Human-AI Relations: Agency, Autonomy and the Future of Decision-Making
5pm
End of day
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Event fee (includes tea/coffee) | £60.00 |
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, or are a care-leaver in the UK, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Concessionary fees for short courses
Payment
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Dr Roxana Baiasu – Tutor
Apart from being a Departmental Tutor at Oxford Lifelong Learning, Roxana is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this she was a lecturer at the Universities of Vienna and Leeds, and a Leverhulme Fellow at Sussex University. She has written extensively in the areas of philosophy of mental health and illness, feminist philosophy, Post-Kantian metaphysics and epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She is currently writing a book on feminist philosophy commissioned by Wiley. She edited (with G. Bird and A.W. Moore) Contemporary Kantian Metaphysics Today: New Essays on Time and Space (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), and published in, among others, Philosophical Psychology, The Southern Journal of Philosophy, IJPS, Research in Phenomenology and Sophia.
Module code: O26P101PHJ
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