HBO's 'Westworld' and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Peter Asaro (assistant professor in the School of Media Studies at The New School) and S. Matthew Liao (director of the Center for Bioethics at New York Univers…
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Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Conference: Ethics of Specific Technologies
On October 14-15, 2016, the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness in conjunction with the NYU Center for Bioethics hosted a conference on “The Ethics of…
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Experts praise White House AI report but split on regulation
"Ryan Calo a law professor at University of Washington, said when human lives are involved, government should sign off on new technology. “My basic view i…
There is a blind spot in AI research
Kate Crawford & Ryan Calo This week, the White House published its report on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) — a product of four workshops held…
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UW law professor Ryan Calo to join experts at White House conference
"Ryan Calo, an assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Law, will be among national experts at a White House event tomorrow on innovat…
Privacy & surveillance concerns over voice-recognition devices, Google Home & Amazon Echo
Recently, when Google announced its own version of Amazon's voice-recognition digital home assistant, the company did not spend a moment addressing any priv…
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Robots Are Developing Feelings. Will They Ever Become "People"?
"Robots can show emotions without actually having emotions, though. "Robots are now designed to exhibit emotion," says Patrick Lin, director of t…
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Frankenstein’s paperclips
"Deep learning, with its ability to spot patterns and find clusters of similar examples, has obvious potential to fight crime—and allow authoritarian gover…
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The White House Is Finally Prepping for an AI-Powered Future
"“The public should have an accurate mental model of what we mean when we say artificial intelligence,” says Ryan Calo, who teaches law at University of Wa…
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What to Do When a Robot Is the Guilty Party
"Bryant Walker Smith from the University of South Carolina proposed regulatory flexibility for rapidly evolving technologies, such as driverless cars. “Ind…
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First White House AI workshop focuses on how machines (plus humans) will change government
"Intelligent machines won’t be ruling the world anytime soon – but what happens when they turn you down for a loan, crash your car or discriminate against…
Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy
The University of Washington School of Law is delighted to announce a public workshop on the law and policy of artificial intelligence, co-hosted by the White H…