Dr Alba Morales Tirado attended the Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium on AI and Ethics, which was hosted by the University of Glasgow at the Advanced Research Center. The event took place over three days, from October 2nd to 4th, and brought together academic researchers and policymakers to discuss the complex ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

The main themes of the symposium were Education and Society. A panel discussion focused on the use of AI in research and teaching, while various presentations addressed topics such as the current state of AI, particularly in Higher Education. These presentations also covered the adaptation and regulation of Generative AI tools in Higher Education and highlighted the current challenges for creating an inclusive framework for the adoption of responsible AI for education.

Alba shared insights from the FairAI4EdTech team’s work, which aims to build a framework to help Higher Education institutions in the UK adopt core principles of fairness and responsible AI. The symposium attracted a wide range of organisations, including representatives of the Alan Turing Institute, the Scottish AI Alliance, the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, the European Network Against Racism and Clare Adamson Scottish MSP. The symposium was an ideal venue for examining both, the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence from diverse perspectives, amplifying the voices of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.