[Rdf-internal] Open Letter - Ethical Dating Online Network

[Elvira Perez Vallejos]

Dear RDF members,

I recently participated in a workshop at the IDEA<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics> centre in Leeds University on Human-AI relationships.

During the workshop it was decided to write a letter to highlight the potential risks and acceptable use of AI in online dating, where people are seeking intimacy and may be vulnerable.

If you would like to sign the letter, please email Luke: L.Brunning1 at leeds.ac.uk
Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre | University of Leeds<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics>
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Thank you.

Best regards,
Elvira

Hello everyone,

Here is the final version of the open letter draft, after the (minimal)
edits suggested to me/on the Google doc.

I will now discuss this with my contact at the Guardian to see if we can have it published.

Currently, the following have explicitly agreed to add their names:

Paula Sweeny, Pilar Lopez-Cantero, Eli Israel, Anastasiia Babash, Sophie Goddard, Elvira Vallejos, Natasha McKeever, Simone Degn and myself.

Can anyone else who’d like to sign their name let me know and I can add you. If you have colleagues working in relevant areas who might also want to add their name, please let me know or have them contact me.

Best wishes,

Luke

Lecturer in Applied Ethics
IDEA Centre
Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships<https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/420/centre_for_love_sex_and_relationships>
Ethical Dating Online<http://www.ethicaldatingonline.com/>
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