Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and a former research director at CIS. A nationally recognized expert in law and emerging technology, Ryan's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Wired Magazine, and other news outlets. Ryan serves on several advisory committees, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Future of Privacy Forum. He co-chairs the American Bar Association Committee on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and serves on the program committee of National Robotics Week.
Help Drones Invade SXSW
By Ryan Calo • August 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
If you read this blog, chances are you're aware of SXSW, a unique festival exploring music, film, and emerging technology. Recent years have seen one or two robotics panels at SXSW Interactive; I would be surprised if robotics did not feature prominently this March. You can help ensure an appearance by one robot in particular: the drone. There are at least three, drone-related panels currrently submitted for SXSW. Please vote for one or more if inclined. Thanks, and I hope to see you there. Read more » about Help Drones Invade SXSW
Drone Crash
By Ryan Calo • March 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm
The Examiner is reporting that a prototype drone crashed into a Texas Montgomery Read more » about Drone Crash
Who Will Regulate Robots?
By Ryan Calo • January 20, 2012 at 3:51 pm
As robots leave the factory and battlefield and enter our homes, hospitals, and skies, it is not clear who will come to regulate them. But we can begin to spot some interesting patterns. Students of this transformative technology should keep their eye on both the claims and disavowals of authority over robots by state and federal agencies. Each hold potential dangers for our civil liberties and for the future of robotics. Read more » about Who Will Regulate Robots?
To Catch With A Predator
By Ryan Calo • December 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm
The Los Angeles Times quotes me over the weekend in its front page story about the use of a Predator B drone to catch a civilian suspect in North Dakota. In my comments, I allude to how the domestic use of drones may paradoxically help drag privacy law into the twenty-first century. Stanford Law Review Online just published my short article on this topic. You can find the full text here. Thoughts welcome. Read more » about To Catch With A Predator
We Robot: Call For Papers
By Ryan Calo • November 20, 2011 at 1:11 pm
The University of Miami School of Law is hosting a conference on the legal and policy aspects of robotics in April 2012 (the same month as National Robotics Week). I am on the program committee and wanted to share the call for papers. Full conference website here. Call for papers after the jump. Read more » about We Robot: Call For Papers
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The Center for Law and the Biosciences presents Ryan Calo
April 18, 2013
On April 10, 2013, Stanford's Center for Law and the Biosciences welcomed CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo to campus for a discussion on law and emerging technology, with an emphasis on spyware for your brain. Read more » about The Center for Law and the Biosciences presents Ryan Calo
The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations
March 20, 2013
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations” Read more » about The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations
Open Book Club: A Conversation With Neal Stephenson
October 23, 2012
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo interviews Neal Stephenson, author of Readme. Topics include privacy, virtual economics and security. Beth Cantrell, Greg Lastowka, and Tadayoshi Kohno also included in panel interview. This event was hosted by the University of Washington Law School. Read more » about Open Book Club: A Conversation With Neal Stephenson
Drone Economies (Panel Discussion)
June 18, 2012
DRONE ECONOMIES (Panel Discussion) Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, David Brin, Ryan Calo, moderated by Ricardo Dominguez. Read more » about Drone Economies (Panel Discussion)
Robots, Privacy & Society- Cal Poly
May 29, 2012
It is not hard to imagine why robots raise privacy concerns. Practically by definition, robots are equipped with the ability to sense, process, and record the world around them. Robots can go places humans cannot go, see things humans cannot see. Robots are, first and foremost, a human instrument. And after industrial manufacturing, the principal use to which we’ve put that instrument has been surveillance. This talk explores the various ways that robots implicate privacy and why, absent conscientious legal and design interventions, we may never realize the potential of this transformative technology. Read more » about Robots, Privacy & Society- Cal Poly