Transvision
2003 Panel
SATURDAY June 28, 2003
10:15-11:45am
Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 62
High St., New Haven CT
The Ethics of
Artificial Intelligence
Stuart
Hameroff M.D.
Center
for Consciousness Studies
University of Arizona
"Artificial
quantum consciousness: Is it possible, what would it look like, how
would it feel?"
[LISTEN
HERE]
Quantum
models imply that consciousness occurs at the fundamental level of the
universe, connected to the brain via quantum computations within
neurons. Artificial consciousness based on specific types of quantum
computers (e.g. fullerene technology) may be possible, and lead to
posthumous consciousness extension and a scientific basis for
spirituality.
Stuart
Hameroff M.D. is Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and
Psychology, and Associate Director of the Center for Consciousness
Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. A clinical
anesthesiologist and editor/author of 5 books and numerous papers on the
problem of consciousness, Hameroff has teamed with British mathematical
physicist Sir Roger Penrose to develop a specific theory of
consciousness (Orchestrated objective reduction: "Orch OR")
based on quantum computation in "microtubules" within neurons.
The Orch OR model links the brain to fundamental proto-consciousness and
Platonic values embedded at the most basic level of the universe.
Hameroff's work can be found at www.consciousness.arizona.edu/hameroff
David
Calverley J.D.
"Imagining
an Artificial Intelligence as a Legal Entity"
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HERE]
AI,
even before they come into existence, will tax the current legal systems
and its concept of rights. This paper examines some of the possible
areas where problems may arise and begins to set out a framework for the
debate which will come in the future.
David
Calverley is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Law. For
more than twenty five years he has practiced law in the private sector.
Wendell
Wallach
WW Associates
"Robot Morals: Creating an
Artificial Moral Agent (AMA)"
[LISTEN HERE]
With the advent of increasingly autonomous software
agents and robotic systems, developing artificial agents capable of
making moral decisions becomes a necessity. The engineering issues
entailed in creating an AMA offer a unique perspective on ethics and
practical decision-making in both humans and machines.
Wendell Wallach founded and managed two computer
consulting companies. Among his clients were PepsiCo International, the
State of Connecticut, and educational institutions in the Northeast. He
is presently working on two books, one on Robot Morals and the other on
ethics and human decision-making in the Information Age.
