Science fiction or reality? A discussion of near-term ethical, legal, and societal issues in robotics (11/19)
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The Berkman Center is currently accepting applications for our fellowship program for the 2014-2015 academic year. Apply now! berkman luncheon series Science fiction or reality? A discussion of near-term ethical, legal, and societal issues in roboticsTuesday, November 19, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St, 2nd Floor. This event will be webcast live.  Prominent robot ethics questions focus on liability and privacy concerns in the face of increasingly autonomous technology. A lesser-discussed issue is the emergence and effect of robots that are designed to interact with humans on a social level. Studies have begun to establish a tendency to perceive social robots differently than we do other objects. As more and more robotic companions enter into our lives and homes, our inclination to project life-like qualities onto robots could have some societal implications. Kate Darling is an IP Research Specialist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab and a Ph.D. candidate in Intellectual Property and Law & Economics at the ETH Zurich. RSVP Required. more information on our website> video/audio Cheryl Contee on The Innovation Intermission Though the stereotype of "nerd" might involve a white male with a laptop, white males lag behind minorities and women in many categories of social media and technology use. But current investments in new technology don’t not match the consumers of these technologies. According to the Kaufmann Foundation, only 4% of venture capital of any kind goes to female tech entrepreneurs. In this talk, Cheryl Contee -- Partner at Fission Strategy, co-founder of Jack and Jill Politics, and Affiliate of the Berkman Center -- explores the gap between creators and consumers, and suggests we are in an "innovation intermission," poised on the threshold of another great wave of technological creativity brought about by the democratization of tools and education. audio on our website> |
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