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DESCRIPTION:Civic Agency in AI: Rethinking Responsible Practices & Critical Discourses in Finland & the E.U.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/newweb/event/384/civic-agency-in-ai-rethinking-responsible-practices-critical-discourses-in-finland-the-e-u/
SUMMARY:The public sector is increasingly embracing algorithmic decision-making and data-centric infrastructures to improve digital services in areas such as education, healthcare, and urban mobility. Some AI-based systems are being used by governments for biometric surveillance, criminal justice, and other forms of citizen monitoring, which pose higher risks for abuse and unfair incrimination if they are not made easily transparent, accountable, or their legitimate use challenged by civil society. With regulations like the AI Act and the AI Liability Directive emerging in the EU, organizations must comply with complex ethical and regulatory frameworks. In our research we are exploring novel AI-based innovations, regulations, and practices, particularly the role of integrative software frameworks (MLOps and RegOps) and regulatory AI sandboxes, to facilitate experimentation, co-learning, and responsible deployment throughout the AI lifecycle. 

We are also examining wide-ranging public discourses around AI, using a mix of qualitative methods and Natural Language Processing (NLP), both among actors who influence its development and the publics affected by it. Linguistic devices such as metaphors, metonymy, and personification reveal how we conceptualize, narrate, contest, or attribute agency to AI systems. Our research can demonstrate how language affects attitudes, influences practices and policies, and shapes future imaginaries around AI. How must we reframe such narratives while fostering greater human responsibility and civic agency in AI systems, to make them more trustworthy, inclusive, and accountable in the future? My talk will draw on critical transdisciplinary perspectives and applied research in the Finnish and European context.
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