The Queensland University of Technology is hosting a symposium on regulating robots, called appropriately enough, the Regulating Robots Symposium. It will be held EVENT: Regulating Robots Symposium October 7, 2016. Here's a description of the event from the QUT website.
As a disruptive technology, robotics is transforming our society and our economy. Robots have been increasingly deployed in innovation as part of Australia’s “Ideas Boom”.
The Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Program is holding a Regulating Robots Symposium on Friday, 7 October 2016 from 8:30am to 5pm. To register please email [email protected].
There has been a mixture of hope and anxiety as to how robotics and artificial intelligence will affect jobs, education and employment. This is certainly apparent in the legal profession, In terms of transportation, there are autonomous vehicles, drones, and aquabots.
Robots have been deployed in agriculture, hospitals, and the environment. Robots increasingly feature in civilian law enforcement, and the military battlefield. This symposium focuses upon the regulation of robots, across a range of contexts. The event considers the legal, ethical, and public policy challenges posed by robotics. This event will feature an array of experts from a number of disciplines – including law, philosophy, ethics, public policy, and robotics.
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