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The Masterclass is an opportunity for postgraduate students and early career researchers to meet and discuss specific research topics with a distinguished scholar. Participants will be invited to participate within the framework of the topic as part of a discussion.
Masterclass topic: Computational philosophy and the moral implications of automated decision making
Abstract: In the emerging area of cognitive robotics and other cognitive computer applications machines make actual ethical decisions themselves, thus taking humans out of the loop, or minimally helping humans make value decisions, which raises some challenging questions about what humans are doing when they make value decisions.
Host: The Masterclass is being hosted by Dr. Anthony F. Beavers, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Digital Humanities Lab, The University of Evansville
Anthony Beavers works in the developing area of computational philosophy, an approach to the discipline that involves using computers to make philosophical discoveries that are not readily available with traditional argumentative methods and that also tests philosophical theories for computational tractability. Tony is also a keynote speaker at DHA 2014. Tony’s full bio is available from here.
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Registration: The Masterclass is free, and registration is essential.
To register, select the masterclass please visit the registration site.
Location: iVEC@ECU Motion Capture Facility, Building 13, Mount Lawley Campus.
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Social event: The Masterclass will be followed by a musical evening reception (from 5:00pm onwards) at the Spectrum Gallery, Mt Lawley Campus, ECU. This event will include a recital from WA Academy of Performing Arts “Decibel“ and the gallery will also be showcasing wall drawings by the artist Maria Haas and others.