Good Robot, Bad Robot

@ Sydney Opera House

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$49 / $30

Robots are becoming an increasingly important part of our lives. If robots can be everything from carers to warriors, what will this mean for human lives? Speakers include Toby Walsh (UNSW Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence), Ellen Broad (independent consultant and expert in data sharing, open data and AI ethics) and Hae Won Park (research scientist in the Personal Robots Group at MIT Media Lab.)

We are heading into a world where robots will be an increasingly important part of our lives.  This won’t just have an impact on the future of work, but on the future of everything. What will it mean if robots are our toys, our pets, our friends and our partners?  If robots can be everything from carers to warriors, what does this mean not just for human lives, but for the way we understand human intelligence, human values, and humanity itself? If we want technology to create a better future for people all over the world, what do we need to do right now to make sure that we can steer these extraordinary developments in the right direction and avoid a dystopian future?

Toby Walsh is a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. He was named by the Australian newspaper as a “rock star” of Australia’s digital revolution. He is Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, leads the Algorithmic Decision Theory group at Data61, Australia’s Centre of Excellence for ICT Research, and is Guest Professor at TU Berlin.

Ellen Broad is an independent consultant and expert in data sharing, open data and AI ethics. She has worked in technology policy and implementation in global roles, including as head of policy for Open Data Institute and as manager of digital projects and policy for the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions.

Hae Won Park is a research scientist in the Personal Robots Group at MIT Media Lab. Her work focuses on developing interactive social machines that deeply personalize to their users over a long-term interaction. While doing her PhD at Georgia Tech, she co-founded Zyrobotics, a company that provides inclusive mobile technologies to make learning accessible.

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