Event: The Ethics and Politics of AI
Speaker: Dr Enrico Panai (Emlyon Business School, Paris)
Date: Monday 5 May 2025
Time: 17:30
Venue: CHBO-311
Abstract
The European Union (EU) promotes the use of standards in product regulation as part of its Better Regulation strategy. This integration enhances adaptability to market and technological changes while fostering harmonisation within the single market. Harmonised standards provide a presumption of conformity with legislative requirements, offering an economical and secure route to compliance. Although these standards are voluntary — a point often emphasised to defend the system against criticisms — it remains a relatively weak argument. In the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which introduces areas of high uncertainty, AI ethics emerges as a crucial tool to reduce such uncertainties.
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Enrico Panai is an AI Ethicist and Human ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÃâ·Ñ Interaction Specialist who currently holds academic positions at Emlyon Business School (France) and at Milan's 'La Cattolica' University (Italy). Following his studies in philosophy, he taught Digital Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sassari. He also studied Strategies for Cyber Security Awareness at the Institut National de Hautes Etudes de la Sécurité et de la Justice in Paris and holds a PhD in Cybergeography. He is the founder of the consultancy BeEthical.be, which works with large companies on AI and data ethics issues. He is a member of the French National Committee on AI, chair of AI-Enhanced Nudges and co-chair of the requirements on the competences of AI Ethicists at CEN CENELEC JTC21, the European body of standardization. He is also a fellow and elected member of the board of ForHumanity, an organisation dedicated to the development of Independent Audits for Artificial Intelligence. Since 2022, he is president of the Association of AI Ethicists.
For further information please contact the Philosophy Department’s Research Seminars series convenor, Prof. Jean-Paul De Lucca.
