<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear student,
scientist, engineer, professional,  AI enthusiast, </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Italian
Society for Ethics of AI (<a href="http://www.sipeia.it/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">www.sipeia.it</span></a>) together with AIDA (Prof.
Ioannis Pitas) is organizing the 2025 edition of the <a href="https://sipeia.it/?page_id=204&lang=en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">online PhD course on “Ethics
and AI”</a> in English language offered to several PhD programmes.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></strong></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Abstract</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This
interdisciplinary course co-organized with <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/ethics-and-ai/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">AIDA </span></a>intends
to provide a brief overview of the main ethical issues concerning AI from an
interdisciplinary perspective. The starting point is the clarification of what
an “ethics” is, so as to offer the reference coordinates of the discourse,
which is then articulated in the analyzes by way of examples of specific issues
in the different directions. In particular, issues relating to the impact that
AI has and will increasingly have on social life are examined, especially
concerning the problem of biases and of generative AI; the
interconnections with medicine and health care; the methods of legal
regulation, such as the AI Act of the EU. It will discuss also AI’s impact
on defense, warfare, and geopolitics.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Teachers</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Maurizio Mori, Consulta di Bioetica Onlus</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Tiziana Catarci, DIAG, Università la Sapienza Roma</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Giovanni Sartor, CIRSFID, Università di Bologna</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Guido Boella, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://sipeia.it/?p=794" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">Ioannis Pitas</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">, Chair of the
International AI Doctoral Academy (<a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/ethics-and-ai/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">AIDA</span></a>)</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Intended Audience:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">PhD students at various stages of their programs, as well as any
interested scholars and members of the general public.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Programme</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4
hours: – Maurizio Mori: Two hours dedicated to outlining a
theory of ethics capable of addressing moral analyses of human societies and
larger communities. The remaining two hours apply these conceptual tools to
analyze the potential interactions between AI and health care. 2
hours – Tiziana Catarci: Biases in AI4 hours – Guido
Boella: A comprehensive overview of the various ethical issues related to
AI, with reflections on its societal and ethical impact.4 hours – Giovanni
Sartor: A session reflecting on the relationship between AI applications
and human rights, discussing implications for data protection and consumer
protection, and examining the EU’s AI Act.1 hours – Guido Boella: Ethical
aspects of LLMs (Large Language Models).1 hour – Ioannis Pitas: <a href="https://sipeia.it/?p=798" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">AI, War and
Geopolitics</span></a>. This lecture explores AI’s impact on defense, warfare,
and geopolitics. Global military spending surpassed $2 trillion in 2022, with
AI driving the arms race. Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs), like drones, raise
ethical and security concerns, while AI-powered cyberwarfare poses severe
risks. Geopolitically, the EU remains weak, and the U.S. faces decline, partly
due to underestimating China’s AI rise. As global power shifts toward
autocratic regimes, democratic nations must collaborate to defend democracy and
secure technological leadership.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Schedule</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2  April
2025, Wed 11:00 – 13:00 CET Guido Boella9  April 2025,
Wed 14:00 – 16:00 CET Tiziana Catarci16 April 2025, Wed 14:00 – 16:00
CET Giovanni Sartor23 April 2025, Wed 14:00 – 16:00 CET Giovanni Sartor30 April
2025, Wed 14:00 – 16:00 CET Maurizio Mori7  May 2025, Wed 14:00 –
16:00 CET Maurizio Mori14 May 2025, Wed 11:00 – 13:00 CET Guido
Boella14 May 2025, Wed 12:00 – 13:00 CET Ioannis Pitas 21 May 2025,
Wed 11:00 – 13:00 CET Guido Boella</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Registration:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To register
for the course students please fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJAn0CKu1Zrtc7s98oOqTeO1ZJE31v8g5j4FitD_ed_4bpRA/viewform?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">this brief form</span></a>. </span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Course costs:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/ethics-and-ai/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">AIDA</span></a> students: free.
For students enrolled outside Italy: free. For students in Italy who
require a certificate of attendance and/or exam: free for those who <a href="https://sipeia.it/?page_id=355&lang=en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">subscribe to
Italian Society for Ethics of AI SIpEIA</span></a>.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Free </span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">for non PhD students.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><em><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://sipeia.it/?page_id=355&lang=en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">Subscriptions to SIpEIA</span></a> are welcome in
all cases to support our activities.</span></em><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">If you are an AIDA Student already, please:<br>
a) register with<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJAn0CKu1Zrtc7s98oOqTeO1ZJE31v8g5j4FitD_ed_4bpRA/viewform?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue"> this form<br>
</span></a>AND<br>
b) also <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/ethics-and-ai/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">enroll in the same course in the AIDA system</span></a><br>
in order for this course to be<br>
included on your AIDA Course Attendance Certificate.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">If you are not an AIDA Student, follow only the instructions in
step (a).<br>
*AIDA Students should have been registered in the AIDA system already (they are
PhD students or PostDocs that belong only to the AIDA Members list).</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Modality</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This online
course is conducted entirely in English. Each session will be broadcast live,
recorded, and subsequently published on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sipeia5193" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">SIpEIA’s video
channel</span></a>. Registered users will receive connection links, which
will also be available on the <a href="https://sipeia.it/?page_id=204&lang=en" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">SIpEIA course website</span></a>. Please
note that live attendance is mandatory for those wishing to take the
exam—simply watching the recordings will not suffice.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Exam modality</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> (for those
who wishing to take the exam):</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submit an
article (approximately 5000 characters) in either English or Italian on a topic
addressing the ethical aspects or societal impact of AI, drawing on your
research experience. Your piece should be accessible to a broad
audience—including those without a technical background—and should engage
readers with thoughtful insights and clear language. Best submissions will be
featured in our Magazine Intelligenza Artificiale<a href="http://magia.news/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue"> </span></a><a href="http://magia.news/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:slateblue">magia.news</span></a>.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Prerequisites:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">No prior technical or philosophical knowledge is required to
attend the course.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Credits and Hours:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">16 hours of online lectures are offered, with the possibility to
earn 1.5 credits (subject to the rules of each PhD programme).</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box;object-fit:contain;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more information write to <a href="mailto:info@sipeia.it" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">info@sipeia.it</a></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Best regards</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Efi Patmanidou</span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">AIDA Support Committee
Chair</span></p>

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