The Ethical Imperative in the Age of AI
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. EST
Location: Center for Hellenic Studies, 3100 Whitehaven St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 and via Zoom
Speaker: Giannis Perperidis (2025–2026 CHS Fellow in AI Ethics)
Join us for a hybrid presentation by Giannis Perperidis, the 2025–2026 CHS Fellow in AI Ethics. The presentation is open to CHS fellows and affiliates as well as to the CHS community via Zoom. Use this link to register for the Zoom.
Abstract
The project presented is situated within a broader research on openness, technology and Artificial Intelligence, focusing not on finalized results but on the evolving theoretical framework for a philosophy of technology (especially AI) developed so far. AI is approached not as an isolated phenomenon, but as one technology among many, embedded in the dynamic relationship between society (Ontology-Politics) and technology (technics) within the field of philosophy of technology. Drawing on concepts such as the open society, the commons and the democratization of technology, and engaging thinkers like Popper, Castoriadis, and Feenberg, the talk seeks to articulate a political ontology of technology. It argues that ethical and normative questions surrounding AI cannot be adequately addressed through policy alone, but require deeper engagement with how technologies are designed and how they shape social relations. A more open, transparent, and participatory society, materially expressed through technologies and infrastructures, is presented as a foundation for more democratic and ethically sustainable forms of technological development.
See the Fellowship in AI Ethics description on the CHS Greece website.