2014 Fastcase 50
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo named as one of 2014's Fastcase 50.
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CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo named as one of 2014's Fastcase 50.
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Roundtable with experts Professor Ronald C. Arkin, Professor Ryan Calo, Dr. Kate Darling, Professor Illah Nourbakhsh, and Professor Noel Sharkey
Moderated by Professor Jennifer Urban
Friday, July 11, 3:30 pm
Boalt Hall Goldberg Room
Robots are quickly moving out of controlled environments into public spaces and homes, and researchers are developing artificial intelligence systems that will allow robots to make decisions autonomously. How should society plan for this transition? Read more about Our Robot Future: The Moral, Ethical, and Legal Challenges of Ubiquitous Robotic Systems
By Brian Hayden Pascal on July 10, 2014 at 12:56 pm
There's an old joke that goes like this: “There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't.” Like most old jokes, it's built around a kernel of truth. If you cram enough training in mathematics and science into a person's brain, it changes not just how they think, but how they see the world. It's hard to overstate just how deep this shift goes, but it's akin to the “overview effect” experienced by astronauts during spaceflight, in which suddenly seeing the planet from a different perspective induces a profound sense of oneness and connection. But for engineers and other types of data scientists, I suspect that the effect goes in the opposite direction. It seems like there's an inclination among some who work with large bodies of data, be they NSA cryptologists or Facebook researchers, to view their data as something separate from the individual citizens and consumers that those data points represent. And I believe that this disconnection goes a long way towards explaining the tensions in the modern big data world. Read more about Big Data and the Perceptual Divide
By David Levine on July 10, 2014 at 9:22 am
Yesterday my Elon Law colleague Enrique Armijo, who writes about the application of the First Amendment to new technologies, filed a comment in the FCC's net neutrality proceeding. As CIS blog readers know, the FCC has shown interest in using its preemption authority to remove barriers to municipalities establishing their own broadband services to compete with private ISPs. Read more about Net Neutrality and the First Amendment Rights of Users of Government-Run Networks
July 9, 2014
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Prof. David Schanzer of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency (NSA). Read more about Prof. David Schanzer - Hearsay Culture Show #216 - KZSU-FM
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, said the case exemplified some of the problems in the lack of regulation for civilian drones. He noted that the men were charged with reckless endangerment rather than criminal negligence. Read more about Drone flies too close to NYPD chopper, police say; operators arrested
"Frosio states, "By their nature, Internet services are inherently global. But Internet companies face a real challenge understanding how those global regimes might regulate the services they offer to the public. This uncertainty can hurt users by potentially scaring companies away from providing innovative new services in certain markets. Additionally, companies may unnecessarily limit what users can do online, or engage in censorship-by-proxy to avoid uncertain retribution under unfamiliar laws."" Read more about Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society launches World Intermediary Liability Map
"“The kindest thing you could say about it is it’s a publicity stunt,” Nazer said. Regarding the Lacey Jonas character, Nazer dismissed the character entirely as a generic “troubled starlet.” “I think even if they had openly portrayed Lindsay Lohan, that it should still be protected by the first amendment. But they didn’t, so suit is not even a close call,” Nazer added." Read more about Lindsay Lohan's 'GTA 5' Lawsuit: 'The Kindest Thing You Could Say Is It’s A Publicity Stunt'
July 7, 2014
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law at the University of Washington (and one of Business Insider's most important people in robotics), believes that robotic technology is advancing so rapidly with such heavyweight implications that the current structure of the US government will be ill-equipped to handle it, reports The Atlantic.
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, he called for the creation of a new governmental agency that would oversee the safe development and maintenance of new robotic applications." Read more about A Prominent Lawyer Is Calling For A New Federal Agency To Regulate Robots