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AI Festival 2015: Terminator at the Doorstep – Just how Dangerous is AI?

Screen Shot 2015-10-20 at 18.12.29Together with Reykjavik University’s CADIA, IIIM has revealed the schedule for this years AI Festival.  Join us for an afternoon of lectures and discussion on Friday October 23 from 3-5.30 pm. All the lectures will be in English and the festival is open to everyone.

Location: Reykjavik University, Lecture Hall V101

Programme
15.00 Introduction – Dr. Hannes H. Vilhjálmsson, Director of CADIA
15.10 Killer Robots Coming Soon: What Can We Do? – Dr. Noel Sharkey, Emeritus Professor of AI & Robotics, U. Sheffield
15.55 Why an AI Lab Needs an Ethics Policy – Dr. Kristinn R. Þórisson, Director of IIIM
16.15 Coffee
16.30 Panel: Noel Sharkey, Kristinn R. Þórisson & Salvör Nordal on the Ethics of AI, Robotics & Neurological Enhancement. Moderator: Þorbjörn Kristjánsson philosopher.
17.05 Artificial intelligence in industry and academia – posters and demonstrations / Refreshments

ICRAC.net: IIIM FIrst AI R&D Lab to Shun Militant AI

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Roboticist Noel Sharkey writes for the ICRAC newsletter: “The Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines (IIIM) has issued an ethical policy that makes them the first Artificial Intelligence research and development group to reject the development of technologies intended for military operations.”

Read the full story here