Tethicon, Ethics +Tech Student Research Showcase

Date
Fri May 2nd 2025, 12:00 - 2:30pm
Event Sponsor
McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
Location
Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
1st floor
Experience Type
In-Person

Do you want to explore the intersection of technology, ethics, and societal impact? Want to learn more about ongoing student research and/or projects at these intersections? 

Then you will be the perfect fit for the first-ever TETHICON:  Ethics + Tech Student Research Showcase! On May 2nd, from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society will host discussions with Stanford students, faculty, and industry professionals on the most pressing topics related to how technology impacts our society, ranging from policy to privacy to creativity. 

Schedule 

12:00-12:15PM Welcome & Kickoff 

12:15- 1:30PM Poster Sessions & Campus Opportunities Tabling 

1:30-2:25PM Roundtable Discussions

2:25-2:30PM Closing

Join us for lunch and a wide range of tech and ethics research topics! See below for a list of the poster presentations and roundtable discussions.

Poster presentations:

  • Scaffold or Crutch? Examining College Students' Use and Views of Generative AI Tools for STEM Education
  • From Digital Minimalism to Digital Agency: A Theoretical and Quantitative Study of The Light Phone
  • Do LLMs Mirror Human Morality? On the Consistency, Coherence, and Linguistic Bias of LLM choices.
  • Teaching Policy with Code: Exploring Equity and Governance for AI in the Classroom Abstract
  • Validation through Ethically Scaling and Responsible Innovation: AI-driven EFT Therapy in PTSD and C-PTSD
  • Binary Bureaucracies: How Trans & Nonbinary People Relate to Gendered Administrative Systems at Universities in the US
  • Stranded by the Algorithm: Ride-Hailing in Rural America
  • A Normative Analysis of Algorithmic Risk Assessment in Criminal Sentencing
  • Indian Caste Bias in AI: Embeddings, Hiring, and Ethical Gaps
  • Regulating LLMs in Military Operations: Closing the Governance Gap
  • Intersectional Biases in Language Models and Psychosocial Implications
  • The impact of generative AI on children's creative transfer
  • Breaking Down Bias: On The Limits of Generalizable Pruning Strategies
  • GuardGen

Roundtable discussions (led by fellow students!):

Freedom or Control? Institutional Perspectives on ICE's Alternatives to Detention Program Validation through Ethically Scaling and Responsible Innovation: AI-driven EFT Therapy in PTSD and C-PTSD A Normative Analysis of Algorithmic Risk Assessment in Criminal Sentencing Regulating LLMs in Military Operations: Closing the Governance Gap Revolutionary Learning: The Potential for AI Tutors To Redefine The Future of Education From Digital Minimalism to Digital Agency: A Theoretical and Quantitative Study of The Light Phone Resisting Oppressive Tech

Plus, Stanford research centers, labs, and student orgs will be tabling to share more ways to get involved in the ethics + tech research community!

 

FREE LUNCH for all attendees! Raffle Prizes! 

RSVPS are strongly encouraged to help with the catering. Walk-ins welcome.

 

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