Gavin Abercrombie will give a talk while visiting our group on his recent research.
Abstract
In this talk, I investigate the question of whether we should, ethically, automate counterspeech. I discuss criteria for the ethical assessment of automating counterspeech, look at the legal and philosophical justifications, both for and against doing so, and discuss how the applicability of these ethical considerations depends on automated counterspeech’s autonomy, transparency, and intended aims. I conclude by drawing together implications for both practice and future research.
Bio: Gavin Abercrombie is Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. He was a co-organiser of the Workshop on CounterSpeech for Online Harms (2023) and the ACL Tutorial on Counterspeech against Hate and Misinformation, and is a co-author of a chapter on counterspeech in the Bloomsbury Handbook of Dangerous Speech (Forthcoming).
When: Wednesday, 9th of September, 11:00
Where: Sala Conferenze, 3rd floor