European Future Talks 2024: Artificial Intelligence – An Ethical Challenge for Humanity

Diplo’s participation: Jovan Kurbalija, director of DiploFoundation, will deliver keynote address at European Future Talks 2024 in Dublin.

Event on AI and Religiton in Dubai

European Future Talks 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – An Ethical Challenge for Humanity

19th April 2024
The Oak Room, Mansion House, Dublin

10:30 – 10:50 Words of welcome

10:50 – 11:15 Keynote speech, presentation of questions

11:15 – 12:15: Panel Discussion 1: The purposes of the AI Act, AI and security, AI and the information environment, AI and structural bias

Chair: Larry O’Connell, Director, National Economic and Social Council

12:15 Introduction to the Insight Centre for Data Analytics

12:25 Initial real-time feedback, using an app (facilitated by Chris Chapman, Facilitator, Burren College of Art)

13:30 – 14:15 Words of welcome in relation to the dialogue with churches and faith communities and overview of the state of the debate on AI

14:15 – 15:15 Panel Discussion 2: AI and the world of work, with reference to employment, productivity, education, and equality

Chair: Noelle O’Connell, CEO, European Movement, Ireland

15:15 – 16:45 Round tables
There will be six round tables, each with a facilitator. Round tables will consider in turn (i) their allocated area of focus, (ii) other challenges, and (iii) the potential contribution of churches, faith communities, and philosophical organisations. It is suggested that they divide their time into segments of 40, 30, and 20 minutes.


17:00 – 17:45 Final plenary

Co-Chairs: Philip McDonagh, Centre for Religion, Human Values, and International Relations, and Ashwini Mathur, Onesto Consulting

Brief reports from the round tables

Further real-time feedback from participants (Chris Chapman, using an app)