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SUMMARY:Feb 17th. Artificial Intelligence. Dr Peter Lewis; University of Aston.
DESCRIPTION:We are entering into a world where many of the machines that we are developing\, using\, and working with on a day-to-day basis behave in ways that we neither understand nor can fully control. The complexity associated with so-called intelligent systems\, and how they work\, is fast surpassing human understanding\, yet this complexity is often where their value lies. It is perhaps not surprising\, then\, that ‘trust’ has become a hot topic in AI\, but what does it mean to trust a machine? Can machines really be trustworthy? How might we make trust decisions\, given the nature of machines? And should this be the same as the way humans make decisions when deciding whether to trust other people or animals\, or is it more like the informal way we might talk of trusting a car to start on a cold morning? I will construct a thought experiment: ‘what is it like to trust X’\, where X may be any of the wide variety of things animate\, inanimate\, human\, animal\, vegetable or mineral\, that are both found and built by people. I will propose and illustrate an integrated model for trust decisions\, and illustrate how it varies between kinds of objects that we might be considering trusting in a particular context. \nPeter’s research aims to understand how to create autonomous\, socially intelligent systems that perform higher-level cognition like self-awareness. He is interested in where AI meets society\, and how to help that relationship work well. Peter has made significant contributions to the field of self-aware computing\, including the foundational book Self-aware Computing Systems: An Engineering Approach\, in 2016. More broadly\, his research is often inspired by biological\, social and psychological processes\, and has been applied in smart camera networks\, interactive music\, manufacturing\, cloud computing\, and IoT. He is Director of the £1.7m Think Beyond Data initiative\, which provides an artificial intelligence R&D capability to SMEs across the Midlands of England. Peter also co-founded the software house Beautiful Canoe\, a social enterprise whose vision is to develop the technology leaders of the future. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS) and an Associate Editor of IEEE Technology & Society Magazine.
URL:https://www.leamingtoncafesci.org/event/feb-17th-artificial-intelligence-dr-peter-lewis-university-of-aston/
LOCATION:On line via Zoom App\, Riverside Walk\, Adelaide Rd\, Leamington Spa\, CV32 5AH\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jan Gillett":MAILTO:jangillett@icloud.com
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SUMMARY:The world of logistics; Professor Ed Sweeney\,
DESCRIPTION:Professor Ed Sweeney\, Professor of Logistics and Systems\, and Director of the Aston Logistics & Systems Institute at Aston University. \nProducts and services reach the final user through complex global networks of companies and processes. Economic and societal well-being in the 21st Century is critically dependent on the logistics systems that underpin these supply chains. This lecture introduces the fascinating – but often invisible – world of logistics using a variety of examples to illustrate the key elements. It also explores how the effective application of engineering principles and concepts – particularly design and systems thinking – can help to address some of mega challenges facing logisticians and other supply chain professionals. \nEd Sweeney is Professor of Logistics and Systems\, and Director of the Aston Logistics & Systems Institute at Aston University. In this capacity he leads a multidisciplinary group of academics with interests in logistics\, transport\, supply chain systems and allied fields. Ed was previously Director at the National Institute for Transport and Logistics (NITL)\, based at the Technological University of Dublin (TUD) in Ireland. He joined NITL in 1998 from the University of Warwick in the UK where he was a lecturer in manufacturing systems engineering at the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) from 1988. Ed has worked and lectured in over 50 countries in Europe\, North America and Asia\, and has held Visiting Professorships and other part-time positions at several institutions worldwideOpen publish panel
URL:https://www.leamingtoncafesci.org/event/the-world-of-logistics-professor-ed-sweeney/
LOCATION:On line via Zoom App\, Riverside Walk\, Adelaide Rd\, Leamington Spa\, CV32 5AH\, United Kingdom
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