Interdisciplinary Workshop on Robots & AI in Society
Date and time
Location
Western Sydney University
Description
The purpose of this workshop is to envision our technological future from a humanities & social sciences perspective. The workshop will feature interdisciplinary panel discussions with roboticists, computer scientists, HRI experts, social psychologists, cognitive scientists, and ethicists. Keynote speakers will critically address key issues associated with service robots and intelligent systems in society.
The sessions dedicated to submitted abstracts will cover a broad range of topics such as:
- The last human job: technological unemployment and basic income
- Labor re-qualification and intellectual work in the age of Industry 4.0: the role of the Digital Humanities
- Beyond the Big Brother: big data, machine learning, privacy, intrusive algorithms, and cyber security
- Programming, training, experiencing: potential and limitations of deep learning systems
- Biased algorithms and public policy: civil rights and social justice in the age of AI
- Robo-republic: collective participation vs automated decisional processes
- Digitally augmented democracy: E-government and citizens-institutions communication
If you would like to attend both days, please select one ticket for each day.
Please note that Day 1 will be held at the Parramatta South campus and Day 2 will be held at the Parramatta City campus.
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Western Sydney University is a world-class university with a growing international reach and reputation for academic excellence and impact-driven research. Ranked among the top two per cent of universities in the world, we value academic excellence, integrity and the pursuit of knowledge. We are globally focused, research-led and committed to making a positive impact on the communities we engage with. As a dynamic place of learning, we continue to challenge traditional notions of what a university ‘should’ be by pushing the boundaries of how knowledge is exchanged.