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Ethics series: digital ethics for Gen Z and Gen Alpha

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Virtual

Hong Kong

Aug

Thu

12:30

13:30 HKT

Schedule Type Title: Weekdays

Schedule Description: A practical examination of how younger generations engage with AI and how the tragic dilemma framework informs digital ethics.

Sessions: 1

Session Hours: 1.00

Online
12:30 - 13:30 HKT

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A practical examination of how younger generations engage with AI and how the tragic dilemma framework informs digital ethics.

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20/08/2026 12:30 - 13:30 HKT	Online

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The latest AI tools have a particularly strong impact on younger generations who adopt new technologies at a rapid pace. Families, schools and workplaces often struggle to keep up, with some attempting to regulate or ban new uses and others attempting to adapt as quickly as possible. In this session, Professor Rachel Siow Robertson, PhD (Cantab), Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University, examines how interactions with AI shape new ways of working and relating, using the framework of the “tragic dilemma”. This framework highlights situations in which individuals must engage with AI without the possibility of choosing an all‑things‑considered right action.

Professor Rachel Siow Robertson will explore how thinking in these terms can refine common recommendations for digital ethics. Her approach introduces sensitivity to differing responsibilities in relation to AI and emphasises the importance of structures that help people work with integrity while navigating rapid technological change.

Key takeaways

Understand the tragic dilemma in digital ethics.
Learn how the tragic dilemma framework explains situations where users must interact with AI even when no perfect choice exists.
Analyse how AI shapes behaviour and relationships.
Explore how AI influences communication, decision‑making and working patterns among younger generations.
Refine digital ethics recommendations.
See how considering differing responsibilities and structural support leads to more realistic and effective ethical guidance.

This is the fifth webinar in the ICAEW Ethics Webinar Series, jointly hosted by the ICAEW Hong Kong office and Hong Kong Baptist University.

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ICAEW's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations require a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this event could contribute up to 1 hour of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

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Retired Member	No Charge
Life Member	No Charge

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About the speaker

Professor Rachel Siow Roberston, PhD (Cantab); Assistant Professor, Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University; Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University

Professor Rachel Siow ROBERTSON is an Assistant Professor in the Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy as well as a Research Fellow of the Centre for Applied Ethics at Hong Kong Baptist University. She studied for her BA (Hons), MPhil, and PhD at the University of Cambridge before working as Director of Studies in Philosophy at St Catharine's College, and as a Research Associate at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

Professor ROBERTSON's research and teaching interests are broadly in philosophical anthropology - all things about the human being. Her current interest is in how making and using technology impacts on our characters, and how in turn our characters might help us to make and use technology well. Her approach is centred around joy, exploring how technology can support us as whole persons in community, rejoicing and flourishing together.

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