Ethics of Robotics and AI: Responsible Research and Innovation within Applied Healthcare Technologies and Beyond
| Dates: | 12 April 2023 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers |
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| Speaker: | Dr Emily Collins |
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The next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities seminar series is on 12th April 2023, 1-2pm via Zoom.
Dr Emily Collins from the Institute for Experiential Robotics at the Northeastern University will talk about “Ethics of Robotics and AI: Responsible Research and Innovation within Applied Healthcare Technologies and Beyond”.
Emily is an interdisciplinary robotics researcher. She is an Associate Research Scientist at the Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University, a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester in the Department of Computer Science. Her key research themes include trustworthiness and verification; responsibility and accountability; and the centrality of human psychology and socio-political factors to effective RAI deployment in the real world.
Robotic technologies for rehabilitating motor impairments have been the focus of intensive research and capital investment for more than 30 years. However, these devices have failed to convincingly demonstrate greater restorative function compared to conventional therapy. In this talk, Emily will discuss issues that arise between technologies such as this, but also across multiple domains, wherein we see similar patterns of disconnect between the design and development of technology and its subsequent deployment in the real-world. What factors change between these two contexts that can lead to poor uptake of robotics upon deployment? How can we mitigate this? And why are the answers to these questions so important for sustainable practice, and responsible resource management?
Speaker
Dr Emily Collins
Role: Institute for Experiential Robotics
Organisation: Northeastern University
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