Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem
| Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem | |
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| 💼 Occupation | Philosopher |
| 👔 Employer | University of Pretoria |
Emma Bernet Ruttkamp-Bloem is a philosopher with an interest in the philosophy of science and technology. She was one of 24 independent experts appointed by UNESCO to draft the first global normative recommendation on the ethics of AI.[1] She was also interviewed for Deutsche Welle's Techtopia series.[2]
Career
Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem is a professor and head of the philosophy department at the University of Pretoria.[3] She serves as the coordinator of the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Research Group at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) in South Africa and as the co-chair of the Steering Committee for the Southern African Conference on AI Research (SACAIR).[4]
She is part of the Global Commission on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (GC REAIM)'s expert advisory group.[5]
Ruttkamp-Bloem has been a collaborating fellow at International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2021.[6] Ruttkamp-Bloem was also a visiting fellow at the TINT Philosophy of the Social Sciences Centre, University of Helsinki, Finland during July 2015.[7]
Ruttkamp-Bloem chaired the UNESCO working group that published a 2021 recommendation on ethics surrounding artificial intelligence.[8] and has shared guidance on the use of data collected by governments in South Africa.[9]
Philosophical work
In the philosophy of science, she explores scientific realism, the structure of scientific theories, and the role of machine learning methodologies in scientific discovery and justification. She also applies non-classical logic to problems in AI ethics and the philosophy of science.[10][11][12][13]
Awards and recognition
- Included in the 2022 "Hundred Brilliant Women in AI Ethics" list.[14]
References
- ↑ "Composition of the Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) for the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence". UNESDOC Digital Library. 2020.
- ↑ "Can artificial intelligence become sentient, or smarter than we are - and then what? | Techtopia". DW News YouTube Channel. Jul 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem". University of Pretoria.
- ↑ "Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem". Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR).
- ↑ "GC REAIM Expert Advisory Group" (PDF). Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (GC REAIM).
- ↑ "International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance - Team". International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance. 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Academic visit at UH". University of Helsinki.
- ↑ van der Merwe, Pieter (24 June 2021). "Brave New World". Financial Mail. Johannesburg. p. 34. ProQuest 2544463106.
- ↑ van der Merwe, Pieter (12 August 2021). "DIGITAL - Using artificial intelligence to make SA's roads safer". Financial Mail. Johannesburg. p. 34. ProQuest 2560301902.
- ↑ "Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem". Google Scholar.
- ↑ "COP28: New UNESCO report warns of ethical risks of Climate Engineering". UNESCO. 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Big Tech companies thrive on ignorance". NWO. 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Trustworthiness of AI is mainly a socio-technical concept". Rathenau Instituut. 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2022". Women in AI Ethics.
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