Book Launch: ‘Human Freedom in the Age of AI’ by Filippo Santoni de Sio

Mondai | House of AI is pleased to host the book launch of ‘Human Freedom in the Age of AI‘ by Filippo Santoni de Sio

The book Human Freedom in the Age of AI explains how artificial intelligence (AI) may affect our freedom at work, in our daily life, and in the political sphere. The author Filippo Santoni de Sio, associate professor of ethics of technology at TU Delft and a leading expert in the field of AI ethics, provides a philosophical framework to help make sense of and govern the ethical and political impact of AI in these domains. AI offers employers new forms of control of the workforce, opening the door to new forms of domination and exploitation; it may reduce our capacity to remain in control of and responsible for our decisions and actions, thereby affecting our free will and moral responsibility; and it may increase the power of governments and tech companies to steer the political life, thereby affecting the possibility of a free and inclusive political participation.

It is still possible to promote human freedom in our interactions with AI, but this requires designing AI systems that help promote workers’ freedom, strengthen human control and responsibility, and foster a free, active, and inclusive democratic participation. From ‘freedom as non-domination’ to ‘meaningful human control’ and  value-sensitive- and critical design, the book critically discusses and connects a broad variety of topics in ethics, political philosophy and design studies, paving the way for an original, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to AI Ethics, centred on the concept of social and political freedom.

In this event the author Filippo Santoni (Associate Professor in Ethics of Technology at the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Managment) will presents the book and engage in an in-person conversation with two Dutch-based experts in the ethics and politics of AI: Christina Zaga (Assistant professor of Human-Centred Design group and DesignLab at the University of Twente) and Uğur Aytaç (Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University)