Discussion
Couch Lessons: AI + human-robot interaction

Generation A = Algorithmus

Wed, 03.06.2020
6:00 PM - 19:00 Online

AI is fueling advancements in robotics, and each year machines are becoming increasingly better at the tasks that only humans could once achieve. How does it feel to interact with an automated computer, whether it’s a robot, a car, or a virtual agent at the tax office? How do we design trustful interfaces between humans and machines? Can you imagine having a robot as partner, colleague, or caregiver?

What you will learn

• What to take into account when designing human-robots interfaces.
• How to establish trust between humans and machines.
• Why robots seem so spooky.

Presenters

Kate Darling, Robot Ethicist, MIT Media Lab / UK
Sami Haddadin, Director of the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence, TUM, and Chair of Robotics Science and Systems Intelligence / Deutschland

The series is curated and moderated by Martin Thörnkvist (curator und organizer of Deep Cuts and Hours Beirut, Sweden) and Jeannette Neustadt (project manager Generation A = Algorithm, Goethe-Institut, Germany).