These events are free and open to the public. To register, send your name and affiliation information in an email with the subject line “Big Data” to  cwilhelm@memphis.edu.

The Southern Journal of Philosophy together with the Department of Philosophy at the University of Memphis, the Institute for Intelligent Systems, the Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities, & Wiley-Blackwell, is proud to present:

The 2021 Workshop: The Ethics of Big Data

Featuring:

Michael Patrick Lynch

"Social Media and Bald-faced Lies"

Josh Fairfield

“Future Ethics: Adapting Human Norms in the Face of Runaway Technology”

With A Special Panel on the “Ethics of A.I.” Featuring  David Gunkel (Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University)

The Ethics of Big Data – Program of Events (All Times Central Standard)

Friday, April 9

8:25       

• Opening Remarks: Remy Debes, Editor, The Southern Journal of Philosophy

Session 1

8:30

• “Misinformation and ‘Phantom Patterns’: Epistemic Exploitation in the Era of Big Data”
  Frank Cabrera (Milwaukee School of Engineering) & Megan Fritts (Utah State University)

9:00

• “Silence, Secrecy, & the Need for Algorithmic Transparency”
  Leigh Johnson (Christian Brother University)
• Chair: Remy Debes (University of Memphis)

9:30-9:40 | Break

Session 2: Invited Talk on A.I.

9:40

• “The Right(s) Question: Can and Should AI Have Standing?”
  David Gunkel (Northern Illinois University)
• Chair: Kevin Taylor (University of Memphis)

10:20-30 | Break

Session 3

10:30     

• “From the Ethics of the Other to an Ethic of Design: A Friendly Critique of Levinasian Machine Ethics”
  Patrick Gamez (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

11:00     

• “Non-Binary Gender, Data Gaps, and Exclusionary Practices of Data Collection”
  Christina Friedlander (Seattle University)
• Chair: Salman Khawaja (University of Memphis)

11:30 | Lunch Break

Session 4

12:00     

• “Fairness, Machine Learning, and Responsible Measurement”
  Eran Tal (McGill University)

12:30 | Lightning Round Presentations: Graduate Student 5-minute talks

• #1 12:30-12:40
  Ori Freiman: “Knowledge From Algorithms: Intentionality Trust, and Normative Assessment"
• #2 12:40-12:50
  Ethan Hallerman: “Privacy, Trust, Profiling, and Power”  
• Chair: Remy Debes

12:50-1PM | Break

Key Note 1

1:00       

• “Future Ethics: Adapting Human Norms in the Face of Runaway Technology"
  Josh Fairfield
  William Donald Bain Family Professor of Law, Washington & Lee School of Law  
• Chair: Alistair Windsor (University of Memphis)

2:00-2:30 | Break

Key Note 2

2:30

• “Social Media and Bald-faced Lies”
  Michael Lynch
  Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Univ. of Connecticut 
• Chair: Remy Debes (University of Memphis)

These events are free and open to the public. To register, send your name and affiliation information in an email with the subject line “Big Data” to  cwilhelm@memphis.edu.