[Air-L] Speed Conference | 28-29 September 2018 | Cornell Tech

[James Grimmelmann]

Speed | 28-29 September 2018 | Cornell Tech

Call for Papers

We invite proposals to speak at Speed – a 1.5-day conference that will explore the challenges of algorithmic governance in an accelerated age. We anticipate accepting approximately 10-12 proposals, with no preset allocation among topics or disciplines. Proposals may be based around one or more of the six research tracks – or develop an entirely different one. We welcome anything on the conference theme.

Proposals may be rooted in any academic discipline or disciplines, including but hardly limited to computer science, engineering, physics, biology, law, information science, design, communications, economics and finance, political science, philosophy, science and technology studies, history, anthropology, and psychology. Or they may come from professional practice in technology, journalism, the military, public policy, medicine, or business. We welcome proposals from anyone with something to contribute to the conversation.

To apply, send an abstract of approximately 250 words by 25 June 2018 to speedconference at gmail.com<mailto:speedconference at gmail.com>. Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application by 09 July 2018.

Conference Overview

Algorithmic oversight is one of the defining policy problems of our age. Two dimensions of the problem are well appreciated: scale and complexity. But there is a third and equally important dimension, one that has gone comparatively unnoticed: speed. The characteristic time-scales of human decision-making range from years (for democratic deliberations) to a few hundred milliseconds (for instinctual reactions). But software is capable of making decisions far faster: in a matter of microseconds. This mismatch poses serious technical challenges and even deeper ones for managing and responding to algorithmic actions.

Six topical panels will cover warfare, financial markets, labor and manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, information security, and content moderation. Participants will discuss current, forthcoming, and potential changes in algorithmic speed in their respective domains and techniques for avoiding, detecting, mitigating, and responding to speed-abetted algorithmic mistakes and abuses. More information ><https://www.dli.tech.cornell.edu/speed>


Important Dates

Submission deadline: 25 June 2018
Notification of submission decision: 09 July 2018
Position papers due: 07 September 2018
Conference begins: 1:00pm, 28 September 2018
Conference concludes: 6:00pm, 29 September 2018

For further details, visit the Speed website: https://dli.tech.cornell.edu/speed

We look forward to hearing from you!

With best wishes,

James Grimmelman and Helen Nissenbaum (Co-chairs)
and the Speed Conference Team
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