IPCIDE Webinar Series on Ethics and Governance of AI

Visions, values, voices: A Survey of Artificial Intelligence Researchers

Day & Date: Friday, 19 December 2025
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm IST / 10:00 to 11:00 am BST

Keynote Speaker: Dr Jack Stilgoe, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Department of Science & Technology Studies at University College London
Discussants:
• Dr Anulekha Nandi, Independent Researcher
• Ms Sadhana Sanjay, Lead–Research and Policy Engagement, IT for Change
Moderator: Shiva Kanwar, Fellow, IPCIDE, ICRIER

Agenda
3:30 PM to 3:32 PM:  Introduction by Shiva Kanwar

3:32 PM to 4:00 PM:  Keynote presentation by Dr Jack Stilgoe on his work on ” Visions, values, voices: A Survey of Artificial Intelligence Researchers ” (paper linked here).

4:00 PM to 4:10 PM: Discussant Remarks by Dr Anulekha Nandi:
• What responsible innovation ecosystems look like for AI drawing on Dr. Stilgoe’s work with Bernd Stahl
• AI alignment and responsible innovation https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/ai-alignment-as-responsible-innovation

4:10 PM to 4:20 PM: Discussant Remarks by Sadhana Sanjay:
• unpacking the term ‘AI researcher’ itself, and the need to broaden this category
• enabling conversations across disciplines — social sciences and technical communities should talk to each other
• challenging AI exceptionalism as a technology beyond public understanding

4:20 PM to 4:28 PM: Q&A with Audience Participation

4:28 PM to 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks by Shiva Kanwar