IMPLICIT ROBOTICS CONFERENCE

MARCH 15-17, 2018

hosted by the Rock Ethics Insitute 

THURSDAY - MARCH 15

2018 Harold K. Schilling Memorial Lecture on Science, Religion and Contemporary Society

"Lethal Autonomous Robots and the Plight of the Noncombatant"

Ronald C. Arkin - Regents' Professor, Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory, Georgia Tech

What is the role of lethal autonomous robotic systems and warfare? Can we develop systems appropriately to have the ability to significantly reduce civilian casualties in the battlespace? Arkin presented ways to approach the issues of restraining lethal autonomous systems from illegal or immoral actions in the context of both International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, whether through technology or legislation.

Airing on C-NET (Channel 98) at the following times:

Wednesday, March 28th at 9:00 am

Thursday, March 29th at 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 31st at 5:00 pm

Sunday, April 1st at 3:00 pm

Tuesday, April 3rd at 8:00 pm

Watch on C-NET: http://cnet1.org/

Rock the News Podcast -Episode 2 - "Robots and Ethics"

listen on iTunes | Subscribe at www.rockthenewspodcast.com/

this episode's ethical experts:

Ron Arkin - Regents' Professor, Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory, Georgia Tech

Eduardo Mendieta -  Associate Director, Rock Ethics Institute, Professor of Philosophy, Penn State

Alan Wagner - Rock Research Associate, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Penn State