What do Greek myths, ancient Egyptian gods, and the weight of feathers have to do with high tech moral dilemmas, and robots? And how can thinking too narrowly about harmful technologies lead to the very harms we mean to avoid? Join us for a brief talk on the topic of killer robots and good places, and why such ideas should matter for those who care about technology’s impact on society. This will be a talk on the ethics of potentially harmful technologies, using autonomous weapons (for their inherent design to inflict damage or harm) as an example. While the talk will briefly discuss a range of ethical perspectives on war and weapons, the focus is how to wrestle with the broader questions raised by potentially harmful technologies, and the roles of both engineers, and broader society, in limiting the realization of those technological harms. Agenda: Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees at 5:30pm Presentation will start at 6:30pm Room: 4021, Bldg: SCDI, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95053, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/377070

Free Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chapter-open-house-award-ceremony-and-talk-ai-and-conversational-commerce-tickets-694491210907 This is the next in our popular AMA series. The earlier AMA sessions are available on IEEE.tv. Speaker(s): Raghavendra Chuduri, Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371825