The annual Digital Ethics Summit is a premier gathering where world-leading academics, lawyers, technical experts, and policymakers convene to explore the evolution of ethical principles, evaluate developments in data and AI policy, and critically examine how to achieve responsible and ethical innovation.
The NQCC is pleased to participate in the following discussion.
Ethics beyond AI: Emerging Tech, Data, and Our Digital Future
3.15 pm – 4 pm GMT, 4 December 2024 ‐ 45 mins
Breakout Session: As the next generation of digital innovations and emerging technologies move from science fiction to reality, it’s crucial that ethical considerations extend far beyond the realm of AI. This session will explore the application of ethical principles across a broad spectrum of cutting-edge technologies, including those set to underpin the metaverse, extended reality, and robotics. We’ll take a holistic view of the risks and opportunities arising from the intersection of these and traverse the ethical aspects of the very infrastructure that supports them. Central to our discussion will be the critical role of data in shaping our technological future and forming the foundation for developing tech. The panel will emphasise the importance of anticipatory ethics and cross-disciplinary collaboration in developing frameworks to proactively address potential issues. In a world in which the speed of technological advancement can often outpace ethical conversations and debates, this session aims to inspire the digital ethics community to consider how the UK can stay ahead of the curve, question to what extent increased engagement and collaboration with the innovators of the future is needed now, and explore how this can be achieved.
NQCC Speaker
Dr Natasha Oughton
Quantum Computing Policy and Ethics Lead, National Quantum Computing Centre