The VIII International Colloquium on Bioethics, Neuroethics, and AI Ethics will bring together researchers, professors, and students of postgraduate courses in philosophy, bioethics, medicine, legal sciences, psychology, neuroscience, computing, engineering, social sciences, and humanities from all over the world.

In a public forum, the intention is to debate issues and problems related to these subjects to celebrate and contribute to the consolidation of research in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the regulation of AI in Brazil, integrating start-ups, companies, society, and the academic world. The core idea is to continue the teaching, research, and extension work of more than two decades, having honored in our 2019 colloquium the work of Bioethics, Moral Philosophy, and Medical Ethics from Professor Dr. Joaquim Clotet, who introduced the first Bioethics research groups and committees in Brazil, and addressed in 2020 and 2021 bioethical issues, neuroethics and new AI technologies in the face of the normative and systemic challenges of the global pandemic due to COVID-19, articulating the diverse and interactive contributions of bioethics, neuroethics and AI ethics to consolidate a post-pandemic global scenario with more social inclusion and egalitarianism, not only in the area of human health, but in all areas of human flourishing in its integration with the environment, society, and new technologies.

The event is part of the RAIES project (Ethical and Secure Artificial Intelligence Network), with the support of the Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies. It is also part of the 6th International AIRES Conference, from the AI Robotics Ethics Society, the premier student-led AI ethics organization, in collaboration with the AI Ethics Journal and AIRES at PUCRS Chapter. In 2024, the event will host researchers from the Humboldt Kolleg, an initiative of Humboldt Alumni Associations and individual Humboldtians that organizes regional and interdisciplinary conferences.