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Home > Science and Technology > Robots at The Royal Society

Robots at The Royal Society

By Caroline King - January 21, 2017Posted in : Classes & Workshops, Science and Technology

Robotics, AI and Society - Royal Society - London When: 31st January 2017, 6.30pm

Where: The Royal Society, London, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

£: Free

What is it?

Do we need robot law?  A free event, taking place on Tuesday 31st January as part of the British Academy’s season on Robotics, AI and Society, will be discussing this very topic.

Advances in AI raise questions about autonomy and accountability. What happens if a faithful servant disobeys an action, and who is to blame if things go wrong? Can our current governance mechanisms lessen these risks and empower us to adopt new technologies? Or do we need new laws and guidelines?

There will be four speakers taking part in the event, including Professor Susanne Beck, Professor for Criminal Law and Law Philosophy at University Hannover, and Professor Noel Sharkey, Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield.

More info: royalsociety.org

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