By Abhishek Gupta Let’s start with a brief history for this series of events that’s been running for over a year now and counts 1000+ people from the Montreal community as its members. How it all started? It … [Read more...] about AI Ethics: Inclusivity in Smart Cities
How Naysan Saran disrupted water quality detection in one hackathon
Naysan Saran is Co-Founder and CEO at CANN Forecast, which uses artificial intelligence to help governments and businesses make better water management decisions, reduce operating costs, and better understand their … [Read more...] about How Naysan Saran disrupted water quality detection in one hackathon
The Most Important Question in AI Alignment
By Christian X. Gonzalez (Physics & Philosophy, McGill University) This paper explores the nuances of the question: “What moral system should we program into future AGI?” Topics discussed: … [Read more...] about The Most Important Question in AI Alignment
Social Robots and Empathy: The Harmful Effects of Always Getting What We Want
By Camylle Lanteigne (Honours Philosophy, McGill University) This paper asserts that social robots and empathizing with social robots may negatively affect our ability to empathize with other humans.Topics … [Read more...] about Social Robots and Empathy: The Harmful Effects of Always Getting What We Want
Approaches to Deploying a Safe Artificial Moral Agent
By Olivier Couttolenc (Philosophy & Political Science, McGill University) This paper explains and evaluates the basic moral theories based on their feasibility and propensity to produce existential risk if … [Read more...] about Approaches to Deploying a Safe Artificial Moral Agent