Academic Activities
Academic Symposium and Public Talk with Professor Luciano Floridi
Seminar and Colloquium / Centre for Applied Ethics
1. Public Talk (29 April 2026, Wednesday): The Post-AI Society: Power, Agency, and the Shape of the Future -->Register Now
2. Academic Symposium (28 April 2026, Tuesday): AI x Humanities and Social Sciences: New Questions, Opportunities, Challenges, and Methods -->Register Now
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1. Public Lecture (29 April 2026, Wednesday):
The Post-AI Society: Power, Agency, and the Shape of the Future
*CCL-Recognized Event
Date: 29 April 2026, Wednesday
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: WLB103 (Rm 103, Wing Lung Bank Building for Business Studies, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Language: English
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Luciano Floridi (John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science & Founding Director of Digital Ethics Center, Yale University, US)
Programme:
17:30 - 18:00 | Registration | |
18:00 - 19:15 | Keynote Speech: The Post-AI Society: Power, Agency, and the Shape of the Future | Speaker: Prof. Luciano Floridi (John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science & Founding Director of Digital Ethics Center, Yale University, US) Moderator: Prof. Pak-Hang Wong (Assistant Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
19:15 - 19:55 | A Fireside Chat with Prof. Luciano Floridi | Moderator: Prof. Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
19:55 - 20:00 | Closing Remarks |
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2. Academic Symposium (28 April 2026, Tuesday):
AI x Humanities and Social Sciences: New Questions, Opportunities, Challenges, and Methods
Date: 28 April 2026, Tuesday
Time: 13:30 - 18:30
Venue: WLB204 (Rm 204, Wing Lung Bank Building for Business Studies, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Language: English
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Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Luciano Floridi
(John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science & Founding Director of Digital Ethics Center, Yale University, US)
Moderator:
Prof. Pak-Hang Wong
(Assistant Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Programme:
| 13:30-14:00 | Opening | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | “Distant Writing: AI, Authorship, and the Transformation of Knowledge Production” | Speaker: Prof. Luciano Floridi (John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science & Founding Director of Digital Ethics Center, Yale University, US) |
| 15:15 - 15:35 | “Augmented Reading, Retrieval, and Data Sovereignty in AI-Supported Humanities Research” | Speaker: Prof. Jenny C.Y. Kwok (Assistant Professor, Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Digital Futures in Humanities, Academy of Language and Culture, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 15:35 - 15:45 | Respond and Q&A | |
| 15:45 - 16:05 | “How Computers Could Author Art and Why That Matters”
| Speaker: Prof. Adrian Kyle Yee (Assistant Professor, Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Digital Futures in Humanities, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy;, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | "Gung Ho for AI or Saving Face?" On Colonized Local Language and the Enframing of LLMs” | Speaker: Prof. Levi Mahonri Checkectts (Assistant Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy; Associate Director, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Respond and Q&A | |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Panel Discussion "Thinking Forward: Researching Philosophy, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the Age of AI" | Panelists: -Prof. Luciano Floridi (John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science & Founding Director of Digital Ethics Center, Yale University, US) -Prof. Sammy Kin Sum Li (Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy; Programme Director, Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Digital Futures and Humanities, Hong Kong Baptist University) -Prof. Chitat Larry Chan (Associate Professor, Academy of Wellness and Human Development, Hong Kong Baptist University) Moderator: Prof. Ann Gillian Chu (Assistant Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion, and Philosophy, Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Closing Remarks |
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