College of Design Research Forum: Ethics & Values for Reflective Urban Automation

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday January 24, 2019 - Friday January 25, 2019
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Caddell Flex Space, John and Joyce Caddell Building, 280 Ferst Drive
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Contact

For more informaiton contact:
Malrey Head
Digital Communications Specialist

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Urban automation’s potential to create disruptive technologies that change cities’ future development is already in evidence. And while many benefits can be derived from urban automation, its various forms raise ethical and privacy issues, and more.

Full Summary: Urban automation’s potential to create disruptive technologies that change cities’ development is already evident. And while many benefits can be derived from urban automation, its forms raise ethical and privacy issues, and more. This forum will explore those issue from a range of perspectives.

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Urban automation’s potential to create disruptive technologies that change cities’ future development is already in evidence, but there is much more to come.

Urban automation refers to artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, and sensors are that being deployed in the built environment to support more efficient urban living and improved quality of life. 

While many benefits can be derived from urban automation, its various forms raise issues of access, privacy, safety, trust, control, and automated discrimination, that need to be addressed in its design and deployment.

The panelists of this College of Design Research Forum will explore ethical principles and values from a range of perspectives that include, autonomous vehicles, building AI and sensors, urban supply chain logistics, and disability services.

Forum panelists are:

  • Jason Borenstein -- Associate Director, Center for Ethics and Technology
  • Nancey Green Leigh -- Associate Dean for Research; Professor, School of City and Regional Planning
  • Carolyn Phillips -- Interim Director, AMAC Accessibility
  • Dennis Shelden -- Director, Digital Building Lab; Associate Professor, School of Architecture


About the Research Forums
The College of Design Research Forums are intended to allow the College community and our friends across the campus to experience the design- and technology-focused research at Georgia Tech. From music technology to product design; from assistive technology to healthcare; from architecture to city planning, we explore the many ways technology can solve critical problems for the way we live.

The final forum of the 2018-2019 academic year will take place March 7, from 11 a.m. until noon in the Caddell Building, Flex Space.

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College of Design, CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, CSPAV - Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization, School of Architecture, School of City & Regional Planning, School of Industrial Design, School of Music, SimTigrate, TechSAge

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Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
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Status
  • Created By: Malrey Head
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 31, 2018 - 12:02pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 22, 2019 - 12:57pm