That project has involved talking to lots of lawyers who are both passionate and insightful about the job and the ethical challenges it presents. None more so than Sharon. Sharon was kind enough to come on the podcast and share some of her insights in this wide-ranging conversation.

For the last year and a half, Jim Baxter and the consulting team at IDEA, The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds, have been working with the Law Society of England and Wales on a project looking at the ethics of in-house law.

We are grateful to the Society for Applied Philosophy, the Aristotelian Society, and IDEA: The Ethics Centre for supporting this event.

At the same time, treating one another as sexual agents, even sexual objects, has been defended as an important & joyful part of life.
5 researchers will present their work on objectification, sexualisation, & related issues at a 1 day conference @universityofleeds.bsky.social on 4th December.

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You will find us wherever there are ethical questions. We teach in every corner of the university with scientists, engineers, medics, business people and even theatre students.
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Our work tackles the big topics of our time - from addressing climate change, taming AI, improving end of life care, or building better dating apps.

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This episode is that conversation. Jim & Adam discuss bias & accessibility, two related issues that are clearly central for anyone concerned with AI. They talked about different forms of bias, how bias can affect accessibility & what forms of bias, if any, might be acceptable.