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Ethical and Legal Perspectives on AI Manipulation in the Digital Age

13 October 2026, Utrecht

Symposium organised by the Special Interest Group on AI, Ethics & Law
of the Utrecht University Focus Area Human-Centered AI.

Symposium Topic and Target Audience

This symposium will address AI Manipulation from ethical and legal perspectives, with speakers from AI, philosophy and law. The primary target audience is UU students and researchers from various backgrounds interested in explainable AI. There is also limited room for participants from outside the UU.

Preliminary programme

12.00-13.00: Lunch + opening
13.00-13.45am: keynote speaker 1
  • Michael Klenk, University of Technology Nuremberg, Germany. AI, Manipulation and a Diachronic Risk to Epistemic Agency. abstract
13.45-14.00: Short Break
14.00-14.45pm: keynote speaker 2
  • Arianna Rossi, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. Beyond the Screenshot: What Automated Dark Pattern Detection Cannot See. abstract
14.45-15.15: Coffee Break
15.15-16.00pm: keynote speaker 3
  • Silvia de Conca, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Regulating AI and the human-machine interface, between persuasion and manipulation. abstract
16.00-16.15: Short Break
16.15-17.00: Panel Discussion

Chair: Cristiana Santos, School of Law, Utrecht University.

Panelists:
  • the invited speakers,
  • Joel Anderson, Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University,
  • Marijn Sax, Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam.
17:00-18:00: Drinks

Venue

Alex Brenninkmeijer room, School of Law, Utrecht University, Johanna Hudig Building, Achter Sint Pieter 200, Utrecht.

Registration

Registration is free but UU staff and students have priority. To register, complete the online registration form by October 1st.

Organisers

  • Hein Duijf, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University.
  • Henry Prakken, Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University.
  • Cristiana Santos, School of Law, Utrecht University.

Contact

For questions about the registration or the lunch, please send an email to secretariaatiersbr@uu.nl. For all other questions, please contact the organizers by sending an email to h.w.a.duijf@uu.nl, h.prakken@uu.nl or c.teixeirasantos@uu.nl