SXSW 2024
Dude, Where's My Driverless Car? What's Next in Robotics
Description:
Self-driving cars have fallen out of vogue and the idea of robots operating at scale within homes still feels far away. But as variations on these technologies are maturing, many things in everyday life are becoming more automated even if we don’t notice them. They're used on farms and in factories. And while your car might not drive itself, it's constantly collecting data and even testing AI-driven autopilot tools. This session will explore what these technologies can do now, what problems they might help solve in the near future, and what ethical questions we should be asking along the way.
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Matthew and Rebecca appeared as guests on an episode of WNYC's On Point, discussing the ethics of Tesla self-driving cars:
https://www.wnyc.org/story/tesla-and-the-ethics-of-selfdriving-cars/
Rebecca moderated a panel at the 2023 State of the Net Conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-AoJVA
Takeaways
- Autonomous systems are continuing to improve beyond the scope of commercial and consumer robotics.
- While generative AI is all the rage, AI’s real influence on our day-to-day lives will come when it’s hooked up to physical machinery.
- Robots raise profound, difficult questions we still haven’t wrestled with, which is critical because unlike ChatGPT, they operate in physical space.
Speakers
- Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Director/Professor, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
- Rebecca Heilweil, Tech Reporter, FedScoop
Organizer
Matt Wein, Assistant Director, Digital And Social Communications, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
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