Etiqueta: AI
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CAMELIA in the classroom
Project CAMELIA comes in the classroom! Students enrolled in the Ethical and Legal Framework course of the Bachelor of Science in Data Engineering and Systems at ETS de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have experienced Ethical Data Science in two case studies during the 2025/26 academic year: 1. Studying Racial Bias in Predicting…
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Closure AI Ethics 2024/25
As the 2024/25 academic year draws to a close, we bid farewell to Diego Castro Freire, who has spent the past four months contributing to the CAMELIA project with dedication and strong commitment. CAMELIA — CAsos prácticos sobre el Marco Ético y Legal de la Inteligencia Artificial (Practical Cases on the Ethical and Legal Framework…
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Talk@Weizenbaum Institute
Back to Madrid after attending the workshop «Data Solutionism in Servicing the Public. The Changing Interplay between Tech Companies and Public Entities» at the Weizenbaum Institute in the wonderful city of Berlin. We had a lovely multidisciplinary journey to how technology is shaping society. The workshop included talks about different topics: Finally, I gave a…
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AI Ethics@UPM
Yesterday I had the opportunity to test the first practical case on AI Ethics developed under the project CAMELIA. In particular, students of the Master’s Degree in Signal Theory and Communications (MSTC) working on the case named «Studying Bias in Predicting Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System» during the «Application projects» class at Universidad Politécnica…
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My reads last Easter
I am writing to share with you the books I read last Easter: ‘La Era de la Revancha‘ (‘the Age of Revenge’), by Andrea Rizzi, and ‘Nexus‘ by Yuval Noah Harari. Albeit seemingly unrelated, they both address the profound socio-economic transformation we are living due to the technology revolution from different non-technical perspectives. Andrea Rizzi…
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What’s the data economy, and why should I care?
It was a pleasure giving my talk «What Is the Data Economy, and Why Should I Care?» at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of Univ. Pontificia de Comillas. I intended to raise awareness on this interesting topic. After introducing some basic concepts of the data economy, I pointed to exciting opportunities at the…
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Talk at IIT/UC
Pleased to be giving a talk about the data economy at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of Univ. Pontificia de Comillas. I will share my vision on the topic, discussing its challenges and pointing to exciting opportunities it presents for cutting-edge research at the intersection of economics, computer science, and digital law. Many…
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CAMELIA – AI Ethics in Action
2025 starts with good news! We have been awarded an internal innovation project to educate engineering students in the field of AI Ethics using hands-on practical use cases. CAMELIA (CAsos prácticos sobre el Marco Ético y Legal de la Inteligencia Artificial, which translates to Practical Cases on the Ethical and Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence),…
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ITU Workshop on Personal Data Usage
Insightful presentations and exciting discussions in the Joint Workshop of Q4/1 and Q6/1 on Personal data usage. It has been an honor to participate in sectoral discussions at the International Telecommunications Union. I’d like to thank Prof. Emanuele Giovannetti and Mr. Cameron Kerry for their great opening speeches. Special thanks to Mr. Arseny Plossky for…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 