In this short webinar organized by the Alliance for Data Science and AI (ADSA), Professor Roda discusses fundamental competencies for data science and AI programs. She argues that graduates must be empowered to design technology that effectively contribute to shape the type of society they want to live in. Professor […]
» Read moreFirst symposium organized by the UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights and The George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention. Inspired by UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, this call focuses on the rights of victims and witnesses […]
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Professor Roda was invited to speak at the high-level dialogue organized by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as part of the RightsX Summit. The session focused on the theme “Human Rights Need Innovation; Innovation Needs Human Rights.” In her remarks, Professor Roda highlighted two key […]
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Claudia Roda and Susan Perry led a workshop for a group of institutions in the AMICAL consortium on designing university AI charters tailored to each institution’s unique context and teaching and learning environment. The workshop employed a design-thinking approach, beginning with participants identifying core elements from their university’s mission and […]
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Professors Susan Perry and Claudia Roda had the pleasure to present the work of the UNESCO Chair in Artificial intelligence and Human Rights to Ambassador Jean Manes and her team at the US Mission to UNESCO. During the engaging discussion, Professors Roda and Perry provided a detailed overview of the […]
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Professor Claudia Roda was invited to speak at Navigate: Digital Policy Leadership Retreat for Public Policy Leaders-Only Day at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, organized in collaboration with the IAPP. With Dame Melanie Dawes, Executive Board Member and Chief Executive at OfCom, UK, and […]
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In a meeting organized by the AMICAL consortium, members of the Campus-level AI Initiatives Interest Group, led by Professor Rukhsana Zia, discussed our Chair’s draft charter for the ethical use of AI in higher education. About 20 participants representing nine different institutions from countries including Pakistan, France, Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, […]
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In June 2025 we had the first complete running demo of the prototype for the Self Made Books for Disadvantaged Children project in the presence of Kyle Zimmer, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of First Book. Another demo followed with Inga Nichanian, Director of UNESCO’s Chairs Programme, Future of Learning and […]
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As the founding director of the Summer Institute for Human Rights at the American University of Paris, Susan Perry was on hand to welcome this year’s experts, professors, and guest speakers in collaboration with Professor Sharon Weill. The institute offers an interdisciplinary academic approach to human rights, exploring innovative intersections […]
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Professor Claudia Roda organized, with Jan Schallabock1, Michelle Chibba2, Jonathan Fox3, and Antonio Kung4, a workshop on How to shape the future of consumer protection: Privacy by design (ISO 31700) in the world of AI at the CPDP 2025 conference. The CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) Conference is a […]
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