Agency and AI

Join the Rotman Institute of Philosophy's Human-AI Relationships Working Group for an interdisciplinary discussion on Agency and Artificial Intelligence!

Who: Western University research community
When: Thursday April 2 at 10am-12pm
Where: WIRB 3000

Speakers:

• Isam Faik, Associate Professor, Information Systems, Sustainability, Ivey Business School
• Zoe Kinias,  John F. Wood Chair for Innovation in Business Education, Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Ivey Business School
• Dan Lizotte, Director, Rotman Institute of Philosophy; Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science; Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
• Andrew Richmond, Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy
• Atrisha Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
• Luke Stark, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
• Bill Turkel, Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Social Science

This interactive discussion will bring together researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds to speak about how human agency is understood and transformed in contexts shaped by AI technologies.

Presentations will explore how human agency and AI agents are conceptualized across disciplines, how humans relate to technologies and tools, why agency is attributed to AI technologies, and how individuals negotiate their own agency when interacting with AI.

The event is designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, encouraging shared problem-framing and critical exchange across fields. The discussion will feature short presentations followed by facilitated panel discussion.

Please register for the event here.

For questions or inquiries, please contact Paul Arnold (parnold6@uwo.ca).