Programme
Artificial Societies: Confronting Social Engineering after the Techlash
Symposium programme| Venue |
Time |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
| FAB 1.16 and online on CDI TV |
Thursday, 6 March 17-18:00 |
CDI TV Livestream “Reality Engineering after the Techlash” A warm-up to the Artificial Societies Symposium. |
| Friday, 7 March 9.30-9.45 |
Networking + Refreshments |
|
| 9.45-10.15 |
Welcome |
|
| 10.15-11.15 |
Opening Keynote Panel Chair: Addie McGowan Keynote by Noortje Marres "A tale of two tech trials, or the splitting of the social." |
|
| 11.15-11.30 |
Break |
|
| 11.30-13.10 |
ECR and PGRs Panel 1 Chair: Meenakshi Mani (Re)imagining technical practice and literacy “Re-Configuring Curriculum: Knowledge and power in computer science education” by Benedetta Catanzaraiti and James Garforth (University of Edinburgh) “Challenging Algorithmic Literacy: Integrating Technical Skills and Critical Thinking to Address Social Engineering” by Andres Shoai (CEU San Pablo University, Spain) Senior Discussant: Michael Dieter (Re)thinking conceptualisations of algorithmic bias and harms “Predictive technologies in criminal justice settings: insights from Sociology of Quantification” by Barbara Branco (School of Law, University of Warwick) “EdTech Engineers and the Making of Machine Learning in Education” by Meenakshi Mani (University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Siddharth de Souza |
|
| 13.10-14.00 |
Lunch |
|
| 14.00-15.40 |
ECR and PGRs Panel 2 Chair: Greta Timaite (Re)figuring the visions and styles of computational frames “Styles of moderation: Transforming the reception of problematic speech into collective moderation practices on social media” by Axel Meunier (Sciences Po Medialab) “Seeing in units: Unpacking expansionist visions of AI through data work” by Srravya Chandhiramowuli (Institute for Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Noortje Marres (Re)configuring experiences and wellbeing “MedDRA’s Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge: SSRIs, Lived Experiences, Adverse Event Databases, and the Limits of Pharmacovigilance” by Javier Garcia-Martinez (Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick) “One More Pack: Engineered Addiction in Contemporary Video Games” by Ningxiang Sun (University of Edinburgh) Senior Discussant: Ella McPherson |
|
| 15.40-16.00 |
Break |
|
| 16.00-17.30 |
Closing Keynote Panel Chair: Matías Valderrama Barragán Keynote by Mona Sloane (hybrid) “Still Social—The Role of AI in Everyday Life” Wrap-up |