Ethical Implications of AI for Entertainment and Education: Communication and Philosophical Perspectives

Welcome to Beyond the Binge

The pervasive influence of algorithms on our entertainment and educational consumption is undeniable, serving at times to increasingly blur and draw novel lines between them. Thank you for joining us in grappling with complex questions regarding futures of education and entertainment that will inevitably be shaped by AI. We are so grateful for your commitment to fostering a criticaldialogue among computer scientists, media theorists, philosophers, humanists and historians with the aim of generating actionable recommendations for a more ethicaland equitable future.

International Steering Committee

James E. Katz, Feld Professor Emerging Media Studies, Boston University 

Juliet Floyd, Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy, Boston University

Laban P. Ayiro, Vice Chancellor, Day Star University, Kenya

Piergiorgio Donatelli, Philosophy, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Maria Elizabeth Grabe, Emerging Media Studies, Boston University

Lei Guo, Journalism, Fudan University, China

Sandra Laugier, Philosophy, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

Sun Kyong Lee, Media & Communication, Korea University

Elvis Mazzoni, Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy

Emílio José Montero Arruda Filho, Marketing,University of the Amazon, Brazil

Wesley Wildman, Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, and Computing and Data Sciences, Boston University