Listening to @RobWortham, University of Bath on:
#AI #Robotics #Anthropomorphism and #Ethics
“We can now build robots that look as though they care - but it’s a synthetic version of caring and it may well be manipulating us”
// HT Luke P @RadleyKSocial
robwortham.com
#AI #Robotics #Anthropomorphism and #Ethics
“We can now build robots that look as though they care - but it’s a synthetic version of caring and it may well be manipulating us”
// HT Luke P @RadleyKSocial
robwortham.com
“We have Palaeolithic #Emotions, Medieval #Institutions and god-like #Technology
And it is terrifically dangerous”
- EO Wilson
And it is terrifically dangerous”
- EO Wilson
Asimov Rules of Robotics
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_r…
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_r…
EPSRC 5 Principles of Robotics 2011
These are principles for People not for the Robots themselves
- Killing
- Compliance
- Commoditisation
- Transparency
- Legal Responsibility
epsrc.ukri.org/research/ourpo…
These are principles for People not for the Robots themselves
- Killing
- Compliance
- Commoditisation
- Transparency
- Legal Responsibility
epsrc.ukri.org/research/ourpo…
There’s a very good piece on the Five Principles of Robotics here:
HT @J2Bryson
joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-me…
HT @J2Bryson
joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-me…
“It’s Science. It needs graphs. And good graphs need #ErrorBars.”
- Dr Rob Wortham, University of Bath
- Dr Rob Wortham, University of Bath
“A trivial change to the appearance of a robot significantly affects how we understand it…
Part of the issue here is that we have no #TheoryOfMind for Robots…
We need #Robots to explain what they are thinking…”
Part of the issue here is that we have no #TheoryOfMind for Robots…
We need #Robots to explain what they are thinking…”
“Humans react to autonomous agency
But they can’t predict function from form
Indeed, disembodied AI offers us no useful mental model. This makes us naïve
Furthermore #AIs are not stable over time - they are dynamic and therefore unpredictable. Which makes us ever more naïve.”
But they can’t predict function from form
Indeed, disembodied AI offers us no useful mental model. This makes us naïve
Furthermore #AIs are not stable over time - they are dynamic and therefore unpredictable. Which makes us ever more naïve.”
“Humans defer to #AI (cf Halo effect)
This weakens human decision making
… and makes us ever more passive consumers
The lack of transparency & understanding - and the shift of decision-making - leads to a loss of human accountability.
This weakens human decision making
… and makes us ever more passive consumers
The lack of transparency & understanding - and the shift of decision-making - leads to a loss of human accountability.
We also lose privacy, dignity and autonomy - with implications for #MentalHealth and #WellBeing…
… and the shift toward a #TransactionalSociety reduces human-human contact and leads to a low-compassion Society
… and the shift toward a #TransactionalSociety reduces human-human contact and leads to a low-compassion Society
This is well worth a read:
“Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence” - Obama Administration - (NSTC Oct 2016)
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehou…
“Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence” - Obama Administration - (NSTC Oct 2016)
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehou…
There are now significant efforts to bring forward Regulation for AI and Robotics
BSI and IEEE standards
See: P7001 - Transparency of Autonomous Systems
BSI and IEEE standards
See: P7001 - Transparency of Autonomous Systems
“#AI and Intelligent Systems can be an enormous force for good in #Society
But these systems must be designed and utilised in such ways that they respect #HumanRights, holistically increase #WellBeing & empower all people inclusively”
#Diversity #Ethics
cbronline.com/news/ethical-a…
But these systems must be designed and utilised in such ways that they respect #HumanRights, holistically increase #WellBeing & empower all people inclusively”
#Diversity #Ethics
cbronline.com/news/ethical-a…
Back in 2017, the EU considered making Robots Legal Persons
They rejected the proposals which might have allowed companies to take less legal responsibility for the systems they had developed
slate.com/technology/201…
They rejected the proposals which might have allowed companies to take less legal responsibility for the systems they had developed
slate.com/technology/201…
There are some interesting parallels here between the way English Law treats:
Cats - which are considered autonomous
and Dogs - which are held to be the responsibility of their owner
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
Cats - which are considered autonomous
and Dogs - which are held to be the responsibility of their owner
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (@APPG_AI) was set up in January 2017 with the aim to explore the impact and implications of Artificial Intelligence
appg-ai.org
appg-ai.org
See also this @DfEDigital report on “Realising the potential of technology in education: A Strategy for Education Providers and the Technology Industry”
#EdTech #AI
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
#EdTech #AI
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Huge thanks to @RobWortham, University of Bath
“Dedicated to understanding human and animal intelligence through the use of simulation and modelling”
You can find out more about the work being done at Bath by the AMONI group here:
cs.bath.ac.uk/ai/AmonI-proj.…
“Dedicated to understanding human and animal intelligence through the use of simulation and modelling”
You can find out more about the work being done at Bath by the AMONI group here:
cs.bath.ac.uk/ai/AmonI-proj.…
