Week for Digital Czechia: Artificial Intelligence and Security: Does the future belong to AI?

As traditional partners of the Week for Digital Czechia, CEITEC BUT invites you to an afternoon full of interesting tips, practical information, demonstrations, and discussions. The event is the largest educational project in the Czech Republic in the field of digitization. This year, we have decided to focus on a very topical issue:

Don’t miss out on the conference on AI ethics, DeepFakes, cyber threats, and more. An overview of risks and challenges, practical demonstrations, tips, and space for your questions. Don’t leave the future in the hands of AI—be prepared!

Admission: free

Host: Kristýna Bejčková

Conference partners: RICAIP, Eurocentrum and Europe Direct

Registration until September 5, 2025.

Programme

BLOCK I (4:30–6:15 p.m.)

Welcome – Pavel Václavek (CEITEC BUT, head of the Cybernetics and Robotics research group)

Cybersecurity and quantum threats – Jan Hajný (FEEC BUT, BUT Cybersecurity Management Committee)

What are the challenges, and what are the possible solutions related to cyber attacks carried out by quantum computers? Demonstrators of technologies developed at FEEC BUT will be on display.

DeepFakes and how to recognize them – Kamil Malinka, Igor Szöke (FIT VUT)

We will discuss the impact of AI on cybersecurity with regard to generative AI. We will introduce DeepFakes technologies, their development, and consequences. How do DeepFakes technologies work? What opportunities and threats do they bring, and what ethical challenges do they pose for society? We will demonstrate detection methods and strategies for ensuring digital security and personal identity protection. Everyone can try out DeepFakes for themselves.

Coffee break

BLOCK II (6:30-8:00 p.m.)

What about women and AI? – Monika Ptáčníková (co-founder of Czechitas)

What challenges do women face, and how do they adapt to new technologies? What opportunities can they use to expand their knowledge, whether they are on maternity leave or thinking about a career change? The co-founder of Czechitas, a platform for IT education for women, will share her insights.

AI Ethics – Luděk Buchta (CEITEC BUT)

The ethics of artificial intelligence is a field whose importance continues to grow. Although new technologies are mostly under human supervision, in some specific areas, machines have already surpassed human capabilities, and their autonomy will continue to expand in the future. AI ethics focuses on ensuring that the development and use of artificial intelligence are beneficial to society as a whole. We will also discuss legislation and European regulation, the AI Act.

Conclusion, networking

The inspiring afternoon will also include tours of the Industry 4.0 laboratory – RICAIP Testbed Brno, operated by CEITEC BUT, which will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.