🗣️ Is this the moment for AI ethics? Everybody has AI on their mind. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our lives, questions about its impact are becoming impossible to ignore. How should AI be governed? Who is responsible when things go wrong? And what remains uniquely human in a world shaped by intelligent machines? In this video, Professor Edward Harcourt, Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford (@UniofOxford), reflects on why AI ethics matters. As AI continues to develop and be deployed across society, ethical questions cannot be treated as an afterthought. Human values, responsibility and informed judgement must remain at the centre of technological development. Professor Harcourt also explores one of the deepest questions raised by AI: what, if anything, is uniquely human? Watch the video ⬇️ #AIEthics #WhyAIEthicsMatters

📣 Our Lunchtime Research Seminars begin tomorrow with Dr Elif Biber, who will present her paper 'A Rights-Based Inter-Legal Approach to Artificial Intelligence.' 📅 Wednesday 14 October | 12:30–1:30pm 📍The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities 🔗 Register: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/eve…

The UK could become a global hub for AI copyright licensing. A new report, authored under the Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics In AI, sets out how fair licensing could protect creators and support AI innovation.  Read more: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/new… @EthicsinAI_AFP

Reminder: 📢 There is still time to submit your abstract for #WeRobot27! 🕒The deadline for abstract submissions is 5 October 2026. Taking place in Oxford on 22–24 April 2027, and chaired by Dr Keri Grieman, We Robot 2027 brings together academics, policymakers, business leaders and the wider expert community to explore current and future challenges in robotics and AI policy. If you would like to contribute to the conversation, we would be delighted to hear from you. 🕒 Submit your abstract by 5 October: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/we-… We would also like to thank our sponsors for their support: Institute for Ethics in AI, Accelerator Fellowship Programme of the Institute for Ethics in AI, @miamiuniversity , Robotics & AI Law Society - RAILS and @TechPolicyLab . #AI #Robotics

📢 New blog: Professor @yuvalshany1 and Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green reflect on the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ recent recommendations for human rights-friendly AI regulation and what more is needed. Read the blog: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/blo… #AI #HumanRights #AIRegulation

✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for ‘Changing the narrative: What dementia can teach us about care and humanity’. Grateful to @TeunToebes , Professor Mary Daly and Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green for a rich conversation on dementia, social care, and the role of AI and technology in care. #Dementia #SocialCare #AI @greentempleton @EthicsInAI

📣 Join us on Monday as we welcome international care innovator @TeunToebes for a lecture challenging how we think about dementia, followed by a fireside chat exploring the role AI could play in the future of care. 🔗 Register now: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/eve…

🗣️ The Institute for Ethics in AI is pleased to announce the AI and Human Rights Summit — a day bringing together academics, technology companies, regulators and civil society to explore how human rights can be embedded in the governance of AI. ➡️ Date: Monday 5 October 2026 The Summit builds on a consultation process led by Professor Yuval Shany (@yuvalshany1) as part of the Institute's Accelerator Fellowship Programme (@EthicsinAI_AFP), spanning workshops in Oxford, Geneva, Harvard and Pretoria, and on his White Paper examining the case for an International AI Bill of Human Rights. The day will bring together speakers from international human rights bodies, national regulators, civil society organisations and major technology companies, across a full programme of keynote and panel sessions. The Summit will be hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, the Institute's Director of Research and Professor Yuval Shany, Senior Inaugural Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme. 🔗 Places are limited. Submit an expression of interest: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/eve…

🗣️ The Institute for Ethics in AI, in collaboration with Green Templeton College (@greentempleton) Care Initiative, is pleased to announce Changing the narrative: What dementia can teach us about care and humanity, a lecture and fireside chat presented as part of the Institute's AI in Social Care research programme. 📅 Date and time: Monday 28 September 2026, 2-4pm | Lecture Theatre 1, The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities We are pleased to welcome @TeunToebes, International Care Innovator, who will draw on his travels around the world with filmmaker Jonathan de Jong to share hopeful examples of what dementia can teach us about humanity and care. The lecture will be introduced by Mary Daly, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Oxford (@UniofOxford), with a snapshot of the current context of social care in the UK. It will be followed by a fireside chat with Dr Caroline Green, the Institute’s Director of Research and Public Engagement, exploring the role of AI in caring for people living with dementia. 🔗 Register for the event: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/eve…

🎙️ In a new episode of the Accelerating AI Ethics podcast, 'Data-centred technology and building AI for humanity: a conversation with Angela Oduor Lungati', Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green speaks with Angela Oduor Lungati (@AngieNicoleOD), Executive Director of @ushahidi, about her journey as a woman in tech, why data is destiny and the fight for fairer, more representative AI training data. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/data-centr…

💭 Why study Ethical AI Leadership at Oxford? The Oxford Executive Programme in Ethical AI Leadership brings senior leaders to Oxford for three days of focused learning and discussion on the ethical questions shaping AI leadership and governance. Developed by the Institute for Ethics in AI, the programme draws on Oxford’s distinctive strengths across philosophy, the humanities and STEM, alongside perspectives from technology, business, government and civil society. It gives participants the opportunity to engage with leading academic thinking on AI ethics and consider what it means for the decisions and challenges they face as leaders. Based at the University of Oxford’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, the residential programme offers participants the opportunity to step away from day-to-day demands, challenge assumptions and exchange perspectives with peers. Conversations continue beyond the seminar room, through shared meals and the wider Oxford experience, allowing time for deeper discussion and meaningful professional connections. 📍 Oxford, UK | 📅 10–12 November 2026 Cohort size is deliberately limited to enable meaningful discussion and exchange. Early applications are encouraged. ➡️ Apply today: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/oxf…

⏳ Don't miss out – the Bernard Williams Essay Prize is still open for entries. The Institute for Ethics in AI invites University of Oxford (@UniofOxford) undergraduates to engage with one of the most pressing ethical questions in AI today: ‘Should AI speech be limited?’ It's your chance to explore one of the most contested debates in AI ethics, with a prize of up to £500. 📅 Deadline: 5 pm (BST), Friday 18 September 2026 🔗 Full details and submissions: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/ber…