The development of explainable, responsible, and trustworthy computational intelligence (CI) and artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for transparency, accountability, and user confidence. By ensuring AI/CI systems are understandable, monitored, and reliable, we can make decisions that comply with regulations and ethical principles, thereby reducing risks and biases. This empowers users to engage with these technologies confidently, promoting a harmonious integration of AI into daily life.

This symposium aims to discuss the ethical principles governing AI/CI technology in light of current regulatory efforts and the impact on operators, users, and stakeholders. It will explore how to make AI/CI decisions clear and interpretable to enhance transparency and trust. Additionally, the symposium will address balancing technological ecological footprints with economic benefits, managing automation's workforce impact, protecting privacy, and the legal implications of AI/CI in autonomous systems among some other topics of interest.

This symposium is part of the IEEE Symposia Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI) widely recognized for cultivating the interchange of state-of-the-art theories and sophisticated algorithms within the broad realm of Computational Intelligence Applications. The Symposia provide for cross-pollination of research concepts, fostering an environment that facilitates future inter and intra collaborations.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

· Keeley Crockett (Manchester Metropolitan University and Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee SHIELD: Ethical, Legal, Social, Environmental and Human Dimensions of AI/CI)- Physical Intelligence of Small-scale Robots

· Metin Sitti (President and Professor of Koç University, Istanbul) - Social Robots and LLMs: a step towards to behave more human like

· Nadia Magnenat Thalmann (Research Director of MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland)

We are looking forward to seeing you in Trondheim!