Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.19
September 26, 2023
…hired Dr. Kate Darling to lead its study of ethics and societal impact in relation to robotics and artificial intelligence. In this role, she will lead a team of researchers to explore key societal questions related to the development of intelligent machines. “All new technologies offer opportunities and risks,” said Marc Raibert, executive director of The AI Institute, in a release. “Our goal in establishing the ethics team at the Institute is to maximize the opportunities that robotics and AI can offer, while minimizing the risks.” “We are excited to have Kate join our team and to bring her unique…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.80
September 02, 2023
…health nursing, focusing on dementia care, home care, and ethics on assistive technology. Suwa has more than 50 publications in reputed journals. Study searches for a universal model While countries such as Japan are experiencing declining birth rates and aging populations, impending shortages of caregivers have not yet led to rapid development and implementation of home care robots. The researchers said they suspected that ethical concerns around the use of such technologies may be obstructing their adoption. Many acceptance models have demonstrated that the ethical perceptions of older people, their families, and professional caregivers can affect their willingness to adopt…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.16
June 25, 2023
…all the interest lately in artificial intelligence, robotics, and ethics, it's worth noting some of the ongoing research in the field. The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, or AI2, last week announced Ali Farhadi as its new CEO. He is an AI researcher, executive, and Forbes Top 5 AI entrepreneur, said the organization. It also presented the Phone2Proc robot training approach. “As we face unprecedented changes in the development and usage of AI, I could not think of a better time to return to AI2 as CEO,” stated Farhadi in a blog post. “Today more than ever, the world needs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.58
May 30, 2023
…vision, and other highly manipulative tasks with drag-and-drop ease. Ethics and AI as a moving target Interviewing Horowitz recalled my discussion a few months back with Dr. Hal Thorsrud of Agnes Scott College in Georgia. Prof. Thorsrud teaches a novel philosophy course at this liberal arts institution on the “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence.” Similar to Horowitz, Thorsrud envisions an automated world whereby his graduates would be critical in thinking through the ethical applications of robots and AI. “Ethics has to become an engineering problem which is fascinating because ... the idea is that we need to figure out how we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.80
October 05, 2022
…on autonomous driving and the role of law and ethics. The afternoon keynote speaker will be the Honorable James E. Baker, professor of law and public administration at Syracuse University and a former chief judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He will speak from 2:15-2:45 p.m. about the importance of moving national security AI and its regulation from principle to practice. More on the ABA The ABA said it is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession,it works to improve the administration of justice, promotes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.34
August 30, 2022
…the shortage of agricultural labor, and the poor work ethic of those he could find. Workers were supposed to come in the early morning to sow seeds for his rice field, but very often they arrived late in the afternoon. By that time, the seeds had germinated and the shoots were easily broken during spreading and therefore caused yield loss. And even when the workers would come on time, Nguyen said he was still not satisfied with the result of seeding by hand or spreader. In 2021, after XAG's local partner DigiDrone introduced Nguyen to its agricultural drone, he decided…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.33
August 12, 2022
…athletic AI, and organic hardware design, as well as ethics and policy, they said. “Our mission is to create future generations of advanced robots and intelligent machines that are smarter, more agile, perceptive and safer than anything that exists today,” said Marc Raibert, executive director of Boston Dynamics AI Institute. “The unique structure of the institute — top talent focused on fundamental solutions with sustained funding and excellent technical support — will help us create robots that are easier to use, more productive, able to perform a wider variety of tasks, and that are safer working with people,” he added.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.72
March 16, 2022
…industries adopt AI and automation, concerns have arisen about ethics and potential regulation, said the report. “2021 was the year that AI went from an emerging technology to a mature technology—we're no longer dealing with a speculative part of scientific research, but instead something that has real-world impact, both positive and negative,” said Jack Clark, co-chair of the AI Index. “This year's AI Index tells us that AI is being integrated into the economy and the effects of it are beginning to go global across research, deployment, and even funding.” The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) today released…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.98
December 08, 2021
…of the existing approach of the machinery directive, and working to create a global framework that increases safety and ethics while maintaining a level playing field.” “The recent draft report published on the Regulation on Machinery products by the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) points in this direction by proposing to uphold the crucial principle of self-declaration,” they said. “The current machinery directive has done a lot of good,” acknowledged Østergaard. “The problem is with governance. We recommend focusing on ensuring that products on the market actually comply with the current EU law, not creating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
September 06, 2021
…impressed with Dustin and his tech competency and work ethic,” he said. “We're relocating him to Holbrook, N.Y., to replace an individual who was promoted. We're adding staffers across the U.S. to compensate for increased business. It's exciting to add diversity and new blood.” “One of the most exciting things about working with any robot is that you're helping integrators and end customers to solve new problems with robots,” Rakos said. “At MiR, we hire all sorts of people for tech support—some with an advanced education and some nontraditional, like eKAMI's graduates.” “As a hiring manager, I look for core…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.75
July 15, 2021
…The project also addresses questions about open data, data ethics, and citizen ownership of city analytics. The City of Amsterdam granted MX3D a two-year operations permit. Smart sensor network feeds digital twin MX3D's collaborators, which included The Alan Turing Institute, FORCE Technology, and the University of Twente, spent the past three years creating and installing the sensor network, representing its data flows in live models, and creating usable analytics on top of that data feeding into a digital twin of the bridge. The bridge’s sensors collect structural measurements such as strain, rotation, load, displacement, and vibration, and also measure environmental…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.95
July 06, 2021
…Dr. Alex Langerman, a speaker and author on surgical ethics, video and data recording in the operating room (OR), OR efficiency, and clinical care of head and neck cancer patients. Today, the company has a global reach and has several customers, including some of the world's top 10 largest medical device companies. By supporting surgeon proficiency, increasing clinical team satisfaction, and reducing OR inefficiencies, ExplORer Live can help increase hospital revenues for a return on investment (ROI), it said. ExplORer Live to demystify robotic surgery Explorer Surgical claimed that ExplORer Live can “demystify the black box of the operating room…
