Mozilla Festival 2021 (March 8th – 19th, 2021)

Mozilla Festival 2021 (March 8th – 19th, 2021)

Net worthy: how to get budget and buy-in for AI ethics

There is a clear need for more accountable ethical practices in technology. Join this workshop to find out how to implement organisational change!

I’ve been running tech and AI ethics workshops since 2017. I’ve learned that there are so many willing hearts and minds who want change, but there is a complete lack of investment. Without budget towards ethics, and without buy-in, where the findings from responsible business teams are deployed in house, then nothing will change. Ethics will be mere tokenism if business leaders cannot be shown how it can drive value and cause your organisation to survive, and indeed thrive, for the decades ahead.

This workshop will give you a roadmap for getting budget and buy-in from senior management.


We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:

Hattusia is a campus, community and consultancy - we always offer an environment for follow up on key themes that we discuss. Would love to chat with Mozilla if you would want something done in partnership with your organisation.

How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:

At the 2019 Mozilla Fest, I was expecting about 8 participants and there must have been 50/60 people there! I think the key is to ensure there are break out rooms for discussion, enough worksheets and visible resources so everyone can follow along. I'm also used to presenting to groups of 3 and groups of 100, so I can easily adapt to the scenario.

Alice Thwaite is the founder of Hattusia, a tech ethics campus, community and consultancy and the Echo Chamber Club, a philosophical institute dedicated to understanding what makes information environments democratic.