2. December 2016 Switzerland

Dr. Regina Surber studied Philosophy, Political Science and Public Law at the University of Zurich and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She worked for Human Rights Watch in Switzerland, as well as NGOs abroad (Madagascar and Cameroon), and held several teaching assistantships in political philosophy and international relations during her studies. In 2016, together with Dr. Daniel Stauffacher, she initiated a new ICT4Peace project area dealing with Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and co-founded the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), a space for knowledge-generating discussions on the dual-use aspect of technology. She is a PhD candidate at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Zurich and works as a scientific advisor for both ICT4Peace and the ZHET with the current focus on the dual-use and human rights of AI-enabled technology. Selected presentations, articles and papers by Regina Surber can be found here:

Managing the risks and rewards of emerging and converging technologies: International cooperation, national policy and the role of the individual

Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Technology (AT), Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Peace Time Threats

 

Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) calls for a holistic understanding of peace and security implications of autonomous technology

Article in NZZ: Are governments outsourcing protection  of fundamental rights to companies ?

ICT4Peace in Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ demands an urgent public debate and regulatory engagement regarding artificial intelligence by the Swiss people and authorities

ETHICAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES A compilation of papers, articles Op-eds and recorded lectures and talks since 2018.