AI4SG: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good |
Submission deadline | October 1, 2019 |
Call for Papers for a Springer edited volume on Artificial Intelligence for Social Good: Development or Distraction? |
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EDITORS Josh Cowls, Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo (Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) |
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INTRODUCTION This special edited volume will examine the emergence and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for social good. The increasing ubiquity of AI systems offers great promise for solving previously intractable social problems, including those – like climate change, wildlife conservation and pandemic disease – which cross jurisdictional borders. This problem-solving potential is enabled by a growing technical infrastructure for the collection, processing and sharing of data, much of which is explicitly or inferentially tied to people. Every sector of society has started to engage with efforts to unlock the huge potential of using AI for Social Good (AI4SG), as evidenced by major initiatives, like the Partnership on AI, and major conferences, like the ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit, which is geared towards using AI to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. However, given the scale and potential impact of AI-driven technologies, the trend towards AI4SG has given rise to complex social, political and ethical questions. Economic inequality, privacy harms, and political oppression may be exacerbated by the same AI technologies and tools that could be used for social good. This cuts to the heart of longstanding debates over the best way to develop and deploy technology to effect social change that is beneficial for all. The goal of this edited volume is to provide firmer foundations for ethical and equitable AI4SG, by laying bare both the possibilities and risks that AI4SG entails. By bringing together an array of perspectives, diverse in terms of discipline, sector, background, and methodologies, we intend for the volume to identify and address key issues in particular AI4SG projects, and also the “AI4SG project” itself. |
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TOPICS We seek articles roughly 8,000 words in length, on the ethical, political, design-related, policy-based or cultural considerations surrounding AI4SG in theory and practice. Questions addressed may include, but are not limited to:
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We are seeking high-quality submissions, regardless of philosophical tradition, research methodology, school of thought, disciplinary background, or location. We welcome, but do not require, pre-submission abstracts of 500 words if you are unsure about the suitability of a particular submission to this volume. These must be sent to josh.cowls@oii.ox.ac.uk by July 1, 2019, with feedback returned by August 1, 2019. |
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May 7, 2019: Call for papers issued October 1, 2019: Deadline for paper submissions November 1, 2019: Decisions and revisions sent out December 1, 2019: Deadline for revised papers January 2020: Online publication of the edited volume |
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For further information please contact Josh Cowls, josh.cowls@oii.ox.ac.uk |