Full Tentative Schedule
Friday, May 27th, 2022
7:45am – 8:00am Coffee
8:00am – 8:15am Opening Remarks
8:15 am – 10:15 am – Session 1: Complexity of the Ethical Issues for LAWS
- Introduction Daniel E. Koditschek (5 mins)
- Panel (3 – 20 minute talks & 25 minute Q&A):
- “Autonomous Armed Robots and the Principle of Distinction: Does Robotic Killing Violate the Laws of War?” – Claire Finkelstein
- “International Legal and Diplomatic Challenges Posed by Autonomous Weapons and AI-Assisted Systems” – Denise Garcia
- “Defining the technical challenges of autonomous weapons systems to address ethical and policy challenges” – Ariel Conn
- Breakout Discussion 1 (30 min)
10:15am – 10:30am – Break 1: Coffee/snacks
10:30am – 12:30 pm – Session 2: Defining and Refining Challenges for Robotics
- Introduction Daniel E. Koditschek (5 mins)
- Panel 2 (3 – 20 minute talks & 25 minute Q&A):
- “The Neuroethics of LAWS from Neural Networks to Robotics and Back Again” – Jonathan Moreno
- “Permissible Uncertainty and Meaningful Human Control” – Lisa Miracchi Titus
- “Why Is No One Banning Killer Robots?” – Ryan Gariepy
- Breakout Discussion 2 (30 min)
12:30pm – 1:45pm Posters and Lunch
1:45pm – 3:45pm –Session 3: Shaping a Disciplinary Response in Robotics
- Introduction, “Toward a Robotics-Disciplinary Response to the Emergence of Robotic Weaponry.” – Daniel E. Koditschek (5 mins)
- Panel (3 – 20 minute talks & 25 minute Q&A)
- “Weaponized Robots: Understanding the Spectrum of Risk and Fear – Brendan Schulman
- “Autonomous Rules of Engagement Escalation in Human-Robot Teams” – COL Christopher Korpela
- “Roboticist Social Responsibility” – Ruzena Bajcsy
- Breakout Discussion 3 (25 min)
3:45pm – 4:00 pm – Break 2: Coffee/snacks
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Working Group Brainstorming Breakout Discussions
5:00pm – 5:15pm – Closing Remarks, Discussion of Next Steps
6:00pm Dinner (selective)