Symposium Bias and AI

Uncovering the underlying mechanisms behind (gender) bias & how we can circumvent it 

Program

In honour of International Women’s Day (theme: Women of the future), this afternoon is dedicated to learning about (gender) biases in AI. We will see what biases look like on our screens using AI tools like Chat GPT. Camilla Damian (VU University) will give a lecture about gender bias in Natural Language Processing.

Two researchers from CWI, Mae Sosto and Andrei Nesterov will pitch their research on assess gender (non-conforming) biases and machine-readable stereotypes, with which we can see research happening at one of our own institutes on this theme. We will end with a lively discussion on topics as the impact of AI on society and how we can circumvent biases. With drinks and bites at the end we will have the opportunity to discuss further in a more informal way and meet each other.

Time schedule

• 15.30      Doors open
• 16.00     Gender Bias in Natural Language Processing
                  Dr. Camilla Damian, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• 16.30     Research pitches CWI: bias in Data Science
                  -  Assess gender (non-conforming) biases in Language Models by Mae Sosto
                  -  Machine-readable stereotypes: how to approach contentiousness in cultural data by Andrei Nesterov
• 17.00     Discussion: the impact of AI on society & how to circumvent biases
• 17.30    Drinks and bites

For whom

The symposium is open to anyone who is interested in this topic and works at one of the NWO Institutes or at the NWO-I or NWO-D office. 

Organisation

Employee Resource Group (ERG) Women+ within NWO-I/NWO-D. This is a special edition in honour of International Women’s Day.

Registration

Please register via the registration page.