Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy

1.       Introduction, overview and cross cutting conclusions. Joachim von Braun and co-editors (based on the conference concept and statement of the conference)

 I) FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN AI AND ROBOTICS

2. Could a robot be conscious? Lessons from philosophy. Markus Gabriel

3.      Could a robot be conscious? Lessons from the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness. Stanislas Dehaene (based on 2017 SCIENCE article if approved)

4.      Differences between Natural and Artificial Cognitive Systems. Wolf Singer

5.      Foundations of artificial intelligence and effective universal induction. Jörg Zimmermann and Armin Cremers

 II) AI AND ROBOTICS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY (WORK, FARMING, SERVICES AND POVERTY)

6.      Robotics and the global organization of production. Koen De Backer

7.      AI/robotics implications for poverty and marginalization. Joachim von Braun

8.      Robotics for sustainable Crop Production. Ciryll Stachniss

9.      Robotics and AI for food security and innovation. Maximo Torero

10.  Robotics in the classroom. Hopes or threats? Pierre Léna

 III) ROBOTICS, AI, AND MILITARIZED CONFLICT

11.  Designing robots for the battlefield: state of the art. Bruce Swett

12.  Military applications of AI and the relevance of virtue ethics. Gregory M. Reichberg and Henrik Syse

13.  The use of AI in cyber war: ethical and regulatory challenges. Sophie-Charlotte Fischer

14.  AI Winter or AI that Saves the World? - AI and nuclear deterrence. Nobumasa Akiyama

 IV) AI/ROBOT - HUMAN INTERACTIONS: REGULATORY AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS

16.  Robots and rights. Wolfgang M. Schröder

17.  Human-robot interactions and affecting computing: the ethical implications. Laurence Devillers

18.  Humans Judged by Machines: the Rise of big data in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. Frank Pasquale

19.  Impact of robotics/AI on human relations: the process of hybridization and how to deal with it. Pierpaolo Donati

20.  What is it to implement human-robot joint action? Aurélie Clodic

21.  Unpacking "Responsible robotics". Aimee van Wynsberghe

22.  Regulating AI: considerations that apply across domains. Angela Kane