More than 500 global experts will gather in Athens from June 23–26 for the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT 2025). The event will examine the social, legal, and technical implications of artificial intelligence systems, with a focus on governance and ethical responsibility.
The conference, hosted at the Athens Conservatoire, is organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and will feature peer-reviewed research across computing sciences, law, humanities, and social sciences. Over 200 sessions are planned, including peer-reviewed papers, workshops and tutorials, with virtual access available worldwide.
Keynote speakers include Suresh Venkatasubramanian (Brown University), Nathalie Smuha (KU Leuven), Kristian Lum (Google DeepMind), and Molly Crockett (Princeton University). A special session titled “From Ancient Logic to Algorithmic Justice: Greece and the Ethics of AI” will explore Greece’s philosophical roots in relation to modern AI dilemmas.
ACM President Yannis Ioannidis emphasized the urgent need for both scientific and public engagement on AI ethics, citing the rapid integration of AI technologies across society. Major supporters include Amazon, Google DeepMind, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Schmidt Sciences, Sony, Trustworthy Data Science & Security, and TikTok.
The agenda will address critical questions around opaque recommendation algorithms, surveillance tools, and biased decision-making.
More details are available at facctconference.org.
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