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    AI and the Law, with Nicolas Economou

    In this episode Andrew Vaziri speaks with Nicolas Economou, CEO of the eDiscovery company H5 and co-founder and chair of the Science, Law and Society Initiative at The Future Society, a 501c3 think ta...
    02 May 2018, by

    Is AI powered government worth it?
    From the Australian government’s new “data-driven profiling” trial for drug testing welfare recipients, to US law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology and the deployment of propr...
    27 July 2017, by

    The legal issues of robotics
    Robots are the technology of the future. But the current legal system is incapable of handling them. This generic statement is often the premise for considerations about the possibility of awarding ri...
    06 April 2017, by

    Artificial people: How will the law adapt to intelligent systems?
    Robotics technology is no longer limited to industry. Climate Controls, 3D printers, surveillance robots, drones, household and even sex robots are entering the private market. The more autonomous the...
    31 March 2017, by

    Should an artificial intelligence be allowed to get a patent?
    Whether an A.I. ought to be granted patent rights is a timely question given the increasing proliferation of A.I. in the workplace. Examples: Daimler-Benz has tested self-driving trucks on public road...
    09 March 2017, by

    At what point should an intelligent machine be considered a person?
    Science fiction likes to depict robots as autonomous machines, capable of making their own decisions and often expressing their own personalities. Yet we also tend to think of robots as property, and ...
    22 February 2017, by



    Legal artificial intelligence: Can it stand up in a court of law?
    In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly mentions what has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”, which states that to become world-class in any field you must devote 10,000 hours of “...
    21 February 2017, by

    Technical challenges in machine ethics
    Machine ethics offers an alternative solution for artificial intelligence (AI) safety governance. In order to mitigate risks in human-robot interactions, robots will have to comply with humanity’s e...
    08 February 2017, by

    Artificial intelligence and ethics: Who does the thinking?
    On the 15th November 2016, the IEEE’s AI and Ethics Summit posed the question: “Who does the thinking?” In a series of key-note speeches and lively panel discussions, leading technologists, leg...
    27 January 2017, by

    The infrastructure of life part 1: Safety
    Part 1: Autonomous Systems and Safety We all rely on machines. All aspects of modern life, from transport to energy, work to welfare, play to politics depend on a complex infrastructure of physical...
    26 January 2017, by

    Responsive and Responsible Leadership given prominance at #WEF17 World Economic Forum
    The population of the scenic ski-resort Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, swelled by nearly +3,000 people between the 17th and 20th of January. World leaders, academics, business tycoons, press and in...
    20 January 2017, by

    MIT Media Lab to participate in $27 million initiative on AI ethics and governance
    The MIT Media Lab and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University will serve as the founding anchor institutions for a new initiative aimed at bridging the gap between the ...
    10 January 2017, by

    A report on the ELS Workshop 2016
    The Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Social Robots in Healthcare and Education Workshop (also called ELS Workshop) was held in Yokohama the 14th Nov 2016 during the JSAI-isAI Conference. The works...
    06 January 2017, by , and

    Ethically Aligned Design
    Having been involved in roboethics for some years, I was delighted when the IEEE launched its initiative on Ethical Considerations in AI and Autonomous Systems, early this year. Especially so because ...
    27 December 2016, by

    On the ethics of research in robotics, with Raja Chatila
    In this video lecture, IEEE Fellow Raja Chatila shares his views on [tweetquote]why roboticists are duty-bound to educate the wider public on the state of advanced robotics[/tweetquote], and also t...
    25 November 2015, by

    Open Roboethics initiative delivers statement to United Nations CCW
    On Friday November 13th, AJung Moon from the Open Roboethics initiative delivered a statement at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of States Parties....
    17 November 2015, by

    #IJCAI15 brings together leading researchers in AI
    Over one thousand of the world’s top experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are in Buenos Aires this week for the 2015 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (#IJCAI15). ...
    28 July 2015, by

    Robo-Wars: The regulation of robotic weapons
    Robotic weapons, whether autonomous or remote controlled, have generated widespread controversy in recent years. Alex Leveringhaus, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed ...
    05 December 2014, by and

    Commercial drone regulations: Canada vs. US
    When Canadians attempt to characterize aspects of Canadian culture, it’s not uncommon to draw comparisons with the US. I recently noticed that as I respond to questions about the Canadian regulation...
    29 September 2014, by

    Automata: The new “sci-fi” blockbuster set to put robot ethics under a spotlight
    A major new sci-fi movie, Automata, promises to not only provide a feast for the eyes (see below for a clip from the film), but an overdue opportunity to spotlight some of the ethical dilemmas arising...
    19 September 2014, by

    While the cat’s away, the mice play: What the drone delivery biz is doing while FAA ruling is under appeal
    The Federal Aviation Administration’s rules on civilian use are currently on hold by a federal court, and in the interim, companies are scrambling to take advantage of using drones to deliver produc...
    13 June 2014, by

    An ethical dilemma: When robot cars must kill, who should pick the victim?
    Image credit: Craig Berry We are moving closer to having driverless cars on roads everywhere, and naturally, people are starting to wonder what kinds of ethical challenges driverless cars will pose. ...
    11 June 2014, by

    Pure autonomy: Google’s new purpose-built self driving car
    Google completed a major step in its long and extensive self-driving cars project by presenting its first purpose-built autonomous car, which is designed from scratch for its role and is not a modifie...
    28 May 2014, by

    Who gets a ticket when there’s no one behind the wheel? | Marketplace
    Bryant Walker Smith, fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, discusses the new legal issues presented by having cars with no drivers. See more: Marketplace...
    28 August 2013, by

    Trolling Effects | TechDirt
    While in the robotics industry patent litigation hasn't yet become the gigantic headache it is in consumer electronics, that potential exists. Perhaps early attention, with an eye to just how bad the ...
    16 August 2013, by

    Tune your engine: Driverless car technology | Radio New Zealand
    Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at Stanford Centers for Automotive Research and Internet and Society, looks at developments in driverless car technology. Originally aired on:  Radio New Ze...
    29 July 2013, by

    We Robot Conference: 6. Manufacturer risk management
    Q: What's the main issue that will keep the general legal counsel of a robotics company up at night? A: Massive tort liability. Maintaining that product liability is the number one issue for robot man...
    29 May 2013, by

    We Robot Conference 5: Bender’s Law
    On April 8-9, Stanford Law School held the second annual robotics and law conference, We Robot. This year’s event focused on near-term policy issues in robotics and featured panels and papers by sch...
    23 May 2013, by

    We Robot Conference: The Ethical Robot License for open robotics
    On April 8-9, Stanford Law School held the second annual robotics and law conference, We Robot. This year’s event focused on near-term policy issues in robotics and featured panels and papers by sch...
    07 May 2013, by

    We Robot Conference: 2. Law as algorithm
    On April 8-9, Stanford Law School held the second annual robotics and law conference, We Robot. This year’s event focused on near-term policy issues in robotics and featured panels and papers by sch...
    03 May 2013, by

     
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