Location: Acadia University, BAC 241
Purpose:
The aim of this public debate is to foster a broad and
inclusive discussion which informs our understanding of
the dynamics and consequences of the rise of AI and
Robotics and how to govern its impact on humanity and
our world.
Moderator:
Ian Wilks Acadia, Philosophy
Panel Members:
PRO:
Stan Matwin Dalhousie, Computer Science
Danny Silver Acadia, Computer Science
CON:
Teresa Heffernan Saint Mary’s, English
Paul Abela Acadia, Philosophy
Format:
A policy debate format will be used. Members of the Pro and Con teams will
center their presentations on the following topics:
• AI/Robots and the impact on civil society (jobs and economic sustainability,
governance)
• AI/Robots and our conception of what it is to be human (transhumanism,
mortality, dominance/subservience/equality with the machine?)
• AI/Robots and our safety and security (social, political and military notions
of responsibility and authority: where does the buck stop?)
• AI/Robots and human