Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy

26 May 2019 • 
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VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane advocates for regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) across various domains during a Vatican AI conference.
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VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane. Photo credit: Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane participated in a conference on "Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy", organised jointly by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. During the conference, which took place in Vatican City from 16-17 May 2019, Ms. Kane delivered remarks, calling for regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) across various domains, including against lethal autonomous weapons systems and the use of people's personal data for political purposes.

Ms. Kane also advocated for enhanced dialogue between stakeholders with the aim to find common definitions and define "red lines" as norms, which no State or non-State actor should violate.

Read Ms. Kane's full remarks here.


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