1st Latin American Ethics on Artificial Intelligence (LAAI-Ethics)

The 1st Latin American Ethics on Artificial Intelligence (LAAI-Ethics) will be held in Niterói, Brazil from November 27th to 29th, 2024, at the Computing Institute - Universidade Federal Fluminense UFF), Campus Praia Vermelha.

About the Event

The 1st Latin American Ethics Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as an instrument to discuss the pressing need for ethical considerations in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI. Brazil is a major player in Latin America and, as such, it is uniquely positioned to influence the discussions and development of ethical and responsible AI in the region. The conference brings together researchers from academia and practitioners, including decision-makers and industry professionals, from different areas of knowledge - computing, communicators, health and legal professionals, philosophers, etc. The event aims to promote dialogue and raise awareness among those involved about the need for development of practical and well-founded solutions for a more ethical, responsible and inclusive AI. The main motivation for the event stems from the recognition of historical trajectories shared between Latin American countries, which highlight the need to think of their own solutions to face this challenge. However, the event also recognizes the universality of ethical concerns in AI and that solutions developed for other countries can also contribute to the development of ethical AI at the regional level, thus promoting dialogue and discussion of problems and solutions by inviting participants from global groups to contribute to the dialogue. The event aims to help build local capacity for understanding and implementing ethical AI practices. Furthermore, by promoting inclusive discussions across cultures and perspectives, LAAI-Ethics strives to create a platform where solutions can be crafted and shared collaboratively.

We hope that the 1st LAAI-Ethics will be a step towards shaping a future where AI is developed and used with ethical considerations, benefiting not only Brazil and Latin American countries, but the global community. The event will be held in a hybrid format, with the lectures and debate tables broadcast simultaneously on YouTube.

Topics of Interest

We invite submissions in the following areas of knowledge and their intersection with Ethical AI including, but are not restricted to:

  • AI systems evaluation methods and practices
  • Development and deployment of safe and ethical AI systems
  • Experiences, interactions and practices promoting ethics in AI
  • Historical, humanistic, scientific, social and cultural perspectives on ethical issues in AI.
  • Critical studies on AI-based technologies
  • Laws, regulations, policies and governance of AI systems
  • Philosophical approaches to AI systems: agency, epistemic and moral issues

For all topics, contributions are expected, especially focused on or based on cultures, norms, laws and/or sociopolitical systems of Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be made through the Microsoft Conference Management system.

Accepted papers will be indexed with DOI and published in the event proceedings, which will be made available online at the SBC OpenLib in the SBC content portal.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for, attend, and present the work at the conference for the paper to appear in the conference proceedings.

 

Length and Formatting: Submitted papers must be up to 4 pages (including all figures, tables and references) in the SBC format. Submitted papers must be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish.

IMPORTANTS DATES

  • Paper submission: September 06th, 2024 13th September, 2024 (hard deadline)
  • Final Decision Notification: October 11th, 2024  October 20th, 2024
  • Deadline for submitting final versions of works: October 18th, 2024  October 31st, 2024
  • Registration deadline: October 31st, 2024

Participation

The organizers reserve the right not to include in the Proceedings those works that are not registered or presented during the event. Authors with more than one approved article can pay a single registration, plus an “extra publication fee” per additional article

 

It is worth mentioning that depending on the number of submissions, to accommodate constraints related to how much time is available in the conference program, we might not be able to guarantee that every paper has an oral presentation slot, and some papers might need to be presented as posters.

Location

Conference Hotel

We have partnered with H Niterói Hotel to offer reduced rates for our participants. We have collaborated for other UFF events, and participants have given great feedback. Take advantage of this opportunity as accommodation in Niterói is in high demand. More information about reservations:

For individual reservations, the guest should send an email to reservas@hniteroi.com.br, providing the reservation period, guest’s name, and requesting the UFF rate for the 1st Edition of the Latin American Conference on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (LAAI-Ethics) to receive the special discounted rate.

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Important considerations

  • The rates above will be increased by 10% for service and 2% for ISS (municipal tax);
  • Net rates, amounts in Brazilian Real (R$);
  • Check-in at 2:00 PM and check-out at 12:00 PM;
  • Breakfast is included in the daily rate and served in the Hotel Restaurant – Not Private;
  • Early check-in: Pre-registration will be charged 100% of the daily rate to guarantee immediate room availability before 2:00 PM. Subject to request and availability.
  • Late check-out: Departure after 12:00 PM will result in full daily charge.
  • Hotel parking: Daily rate per car: R$30.00, subject to availability.
  • Payment methods: Prepayment (PIX // credit card).

General Chair

General Chairs:

Mariza Ferro – (IC-UFF)
Murilo Mariano Vilaça – (Fiocruz)
Flávia C. Bernardini – (IC-UFF)

Program Chair:

Aline Paes – (IC-UFF)

Poster Chair:

Taiane Coelho Ramos – (IC-UFF)

Media Committee:

Alessandreia Oliveira – (UFJF)

Lara Esteves – (UFJF)

Rhara Ianna – (UFJF)

Volunteering Committee:

Luciana Salgado (IC-UFF)
Simone Martins (IC-UFF)

Program Committee:

Aline Paes (IC-UFF)

Ana Cristina Bicharra Garcia (UNIRIO)

Bernardo Gonçalves (LNCC)

Camila De Paoli Leporace (Unicarioca)

Darlinton Carvalho (UFSJ)

Elizabeth Maria Freire de Jesus (UFRJ/NCE)

Fábio Lobato (UFOPA) 

Flávia Bernardini (IC-UFF)

Flávio Seixas (IC-UFF)

Gilberto Martins de Almeida (PUC-Rio)

Jiby Mmaiya Jose – (INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY KOTTAYAM)

Larissa L Vasconcelos (IFPB)

Leonardo Tomazeli Duarte (UNICAMP)

Luciana salgado (IC-UFF)

Mariza Ferro (IC-UFF)

Paulo Mann  (UERJ)

Raphael Lobato Collet Janny Teixeira (Petrobras)

Sandra Avila (UNICAMP)

Soraia Prietch – Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis

Tatiane Nogueira Rios (UFBA)

Thiago Adriano Coleti (UENP)

Vinicius Carvalho Pereira (UFMT)

Wania Cavalcanti (UFRJ)

 

Additional Reviewers

Annie Amorim – (IC-UFF)

Arthur Bittencourt – (IC-UFF)

Carlos Poncinelli

Gabriel Assis – (IC-UFF)

Igor Garcia Sampaio – (IC-UFF)

José Viterbo – (IC/UFF)

Paulo Corval (UFF)

Regis Albuquerque 

Silvia Amelia Bim (UTFPR)

Tielle Alexandre – (IC-UFF)

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