Tony Prescott opened the 4th EUCogIII Members Conference on the "Social and Ethical Aspects of Cognitive Systems". In his talk he points out the change in the way the EC thinks about science and the impact that that has on the way we do science, and on what science gets supported and funded. He leaves an open question for discussion: is the ethical assesment that is now required for cognitive systems projects just a hurdle or it can help us do better research?. Here are the slides.
Watch his talk, check the references and the related tweets that where posted during the conference, and keep the discussion at #robotsandyou.
Prof. Tony Prescott, University of Sheffield
Socially-responsible research in Cognitive Systems: No-win or win-win?
Related Tweets:
Great to see @tonyjprescott getting into the funding landscape and politics of science. Science no longer neutral. #robotsandyou
— Alan Winfield (@alan_winfield) October 23, 2013
#robotsandyou Science is how we FIND OUT about risk, if we stop doing science (openly) then we stop learning about risks–that’s dangerous.
— Joanna Bryson (@j2bryson) October 23, 2013
@EUCogNetwork @tonyjprescott It seems that scientists have to do a lot more than just #science #robotsandyou
— Georgios Pierris (@gpierris) October 23, 2013
Love Prescott's distinction between discovery-knowledge productionAre we sure it's knowledge that gets produced? @EUCogNetwork #robotsandyou
— MinaGrey (@grey_mina) October 23, 2013
@gstojanov @tonyjprescott @EUCogNetwork Typically market forces, I guess - which was the reason for my question
— Murray Shanahan (@mpshanahan) October 23, 2013
Talk references:
- Robot Companions: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
- Orientations for EU ICT R&D & Innovation beyond 2013
- The New Production of Knowledge
- Re-Thinking Science: Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty
- Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously
- Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology And Cognitive Science
- Converging Technologies – Shaping the Future of European Societies
- Mode 2 Revisited: The New Production of Knowledge
- Technolife Project
- Sunny uplands or slippery slopes? The risks and benefits of using robots in care
- Special Eurobarometer 382
- In the hands of machines? The future of aged care
- Robot Companions For Citizens: Roadmapping The potential for future robots In empowering older people
