Inaugural Ceremony of the PKU Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity & International Conference on “Building Trust for Beneficial AI”
Inaugural Ceremony of the PKU Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity
PROGRAMME
November 17,2018
Conference Venue:Lecture Hall 108, Building 1, Lee Shau Kee Humanities Buildings
09:30-10:30 Inaugural Ceremony of CPFH
Moderator: Haifeng Yang, Head of Department of Philosophy, PKU
Speeches: Bo Wang, Vice President of PKU, Director of CPFH
Shuangli Zhang, Vice Dean, School of Philosophy, Fudan University
Shier Ju, Director, Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-sen University
Jianhua Lin, Chairman of the Board of CPFH, Former President of PKU
Unveiling Ceremony:
Ping Hao (President of PKU),
Jianhua Lin (Chairman of the Board of CPFH, Former President of PKU),
Bo Wang (Vice President of PKU, Director of CPFH),
Huw Price (Director, Future Intelligence Center, University of Cambridge)
10:30-10:45 Keynote Addresses
Moderator: Dikun Xie (Renmin University)
10:45-11:15 Huw Price (Director, Future Intelligence Center, University of Cambridge)
Networks for Beneficial AI
11:15-11:45 Dunhua Zhao (PKU, Co-Director of the Academic Committee of CPFH)
The Crisis and Ausgang of Philosophy
11:45-13:30 Lunch
PKU Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity
Amid profound changes in the global landscape and social order brought by technological revolutions, the Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity (CPFH) at Peking University (PKU) aims to make use of the university’s comprehensive multidisciplinary advantages to forge a research community integrating the humanities and sciences. Based on its rich accumulation in philosophy and other fields of humanities, the research centre is committed to reflecting on theoretical and ethical foundations of cutting-edge science and technology, foreseeing problems faced by human society in the future, and exploring possible solutions.
Key Functions of CPFH:
- Inspire: Break disciplinary barriers and provide a platform for dialogue between philosophers, other humanities scholars and scientists.
- Explore: Support problem-oriented exploratory research that integrates humanities and sciences.
- Revitalize: Fully mobilize PKU’s existing multidisciplinary resources to incubate trans-disciplinary talents and teams.
- Connect: Transform past accumulations in humanities research into theoretical resources to address future challenges.
- Develop: Identify new frontiers of philosophy and humanities to stimulate reforms of related subjects at PKU.
- Cooperate: Join hands with Peking University Berggruen Research Center and other relevant research centers at leading international universities, to forge an international academic community.
Initial Research Areas:
- Ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), genome engineering and other new technologies;
International Conference on “Building Trust for Beneficial AI”
November 17, 2018
Conference Venue: Peking University Education Foundation
Session 1
Moderator: Xiaoli Liu (Renmin University of China)
14:00-14:30 Shuifa Han（Peking University）
Cooperation and Trust
14:30:15:00 Chao Liu (Beijing Normal University)
Being Honest to Build Trust or Deceptive to Gain More
15:00-15:30 You Zhao (Peking University)
Sraddhendriya: The faculty of Trust, a Buddhist Perspective
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
Session 2
Moderator: Xinjian Shang (Peking University)
15:45-16:15 Jing Zhu（Xiamen University）
AI and the Global Social-Cultural System
16:15-17:45 Cheryl Chung Fengling (National University of Singapore)
About the Role of Governments in AI
17:45-18:15 Weiwen Duan（Chinese Academy of Social Sciences）
Agency and Ethical Construction of AI
19 : 00 Dinner
November 18, 2018
Conference Venue: Peking University Education Foundation
Session 3
Moderator: Bing Song (Berggruen Research Institute)
08:30-09:00 Tiejun Huang (Peking University)
Why is Strong AI Possible?
09:00-09:30 Dingsheng Luo（Peking University）
Towards Bio-inspired Intelligent Robots with Embodied Cognition
09:30-10:00 Qining Wang（Peking University）
Cyborg Systems for Human-Robot Interaction
10:00-10:30 Helen Liang (Foundation Tech for Good)
Tech for Good with AI and Robotics
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
Session 4
Modertor : Wei Wang (Tsinghua University)
10:45-11:15 Roger Ames （Peking University）
“In Our Roles We Trust”: Trust as Fidelity in Confucian Role Ethics
11:15-11:45 Siyi Chen (Peking University)
Problem of Trust in Hobbes’s Political Philosophy
11:45-12:15 Xing Nan (Peking University)
Responsibility and Judgment
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session 5
Moderator: Yang Liu (University of Cambridge)
13:30-14:00 Toni Erskine (Australian National University)
Flesh-and-Blood, Corporate, Robotic ?
14:00-14:30 Yi Zeng（Chinese Academy of Sciences）
Brain-inspired Living Becomings for Trustworthy Human-AI Society
14:30-15: 00 Eugence Tan Kheng Boon (Singapore Management University)
The Imperative of Trust and Confidence in the Use of AI
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
Session 6
Moderator: Yanjing Wang (Peking University)
15:15-15:45 Seth Lazar（Australian National University）
Humanising Machine Intelligence
15:45-16:15 Zhe Liu (Peking University)
Can “Trust” be Beneficial in the Human-AI relation?
16:15-16:45 Arisa Ema（University of Tokyo）
AI ethics and beneficial AI Japan
16: 45–17: 40 Round-table for the Future Network
Moderators: Huw Price, Bing Song & Zhe Liu
18：00 Dinner
