ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and robotic Systems
ETHICBOTS Kick-off
Internal Meeting
Guglielmo Tamburrini
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
ETHICBOTS
 Emerging Technoethics of Human
Interaction with Communication, Bionic,
and Robotic Systems
 6th Framework Programme
 Programme Science and Society
 Duration: November 1st, 2005 
October 31st, 2007
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Objectives
 To identify techno-ethical case-studies on the basis of
a state-of-the-art survey in human-machine
integration based on Robotics, Bionics, and AI for IA
 To identify and analyze techno-ethical issues
concerning these forms of human-machine
integration by reference to case-studies analysis.
 To establish a techno-ethically aware community of
researchers, by promoting workshops, dissemination,
training activities, and the construction of an internet
knowledge-base
 To generate inputs to EU for techno-ethical
monitoring, warning, and opinion generation
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Varieties of human-machine integration
 Human-softbot integration: AI for information & communication.
 distributed computing for human assistance
 intelligent agents for information and communication management
 edutainment AI
 Human-robot, non-invasive integration: Autonomous robotics.
 personal and assistance robotics
 edutainment robotics
 warfare application of robotics
 Physical, invasive integration: Bionics.
 prosthesis
 enhancement of human sensorimotor capabilities
 ICT implants
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Ethical themes
 Personal integrity and identity
 Responsibility
 Autonomy
 Fair access
application of precautionary principles, impact of
human-machine cognitive and affective bonds,
trust, delegation, accountability, warfare
applications…
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Contributions to standards
recommendations for
existing EU ethical
regulations amendments
EU ethical
regulations
ETHICBOTS
project
proposal of new EU ethical
regulations
stimulation of EGE and
other ethical councils
shifting attention from limitation to encouragement, guidance,
and promotion of responsible scientific and technological
research.
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Roadmaps for techno-ethical
research
Technologies for the integration
of human and artificial beings
Analysis of the
states of the art
Roadmap for
techno-ethical
research
Roadmap of
future R&D
development
Analysis of related techno-ethical
issues
Methodology
Identification
The “Roadmap for Techno-Ethical
Research” on the integration of
human beings and artificial
(hardware/software) entities will take
the form of a comprehensive
document (task 5.4; deliverable
D10).
ways to constrain and
promote responsible R&D
(recommendations on technoethical issues)
Analysis
Forecast
 It will be based on the charting of extant scientific and technological
work in robotics, bionics, and Artificial Intelligence for information and
communication systems, on projections about near future
developments, on the triage of techno-ethical issues in view of
European society objectives, needs, and problems
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Agenda (1/5)
Introduction
09:00
09:15
Guglielmo Tamburrini
Welcome and presentation of the agenda
Project summary:
oObjectives (Towards a Roadmap for Techno-Ethical Research)
oWPs, and timeline
09:15
09:45
David Coles
Related EU projects
Consortium
Short presentation of each partner. Each partner should present their work on techno-ethical issues or their technological
activities which give rise to techno-ethical issues.
09:45
10:00
Guglielmo Tamburrini
DSF
10:00
10:15
Thomas Christaller
FhG/AIS
10:15
10:30
Fiorella Operto
SdR
10:30
10:45
Giovanni Ventimiglia (Alessandro Giordani)
IsFA
10:45
11:00
Kevin Warwick
UNIRDG
11:00
11:15
Coffee break
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Agenda (2/5)
11:15
11:30
Rafael Capurro (flight cancelled)
HdM
11:30
11:45
Cecilia Laschi
SSSA
11:45
12:00
Edoardo Datteri
UNIPI
12:00
12:15
Satinder Gill
UM
Active Workpackages
WP2 - Joint analysis of the state of the art in emerging technologies for the integration of human beings and artificial
entities
12:15
12:45
Thomas Christaller
Objectives and description of sub-tasks
Contents of the 3 tutorials on technological states of the art
Identification of persons in charge for each sub-task
Timeline for the first 6 months (dates for reports to be merged into the first deliverable, due at month 7,
and dates for internal meetings)
12:45
13:00
Discussion
13:00
14:00
Lunch
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Agenda (3/5)
WP1 - Project coordination and management
14:00
14:30
Guglielmo Tamburrini
Structure of project management: boards, activities, participants
Composition and role of the Coordination Unit; timeline of internal meetings for checking if the project is
on schedule.
Composition and role of the Quality Assurance Board
Presentation of templates for deliverables and reports
Financial management
14:30
14:45
Discussion
WP5 – Dissemination
14:45
15:15
Fiorella Operto
Objectives and timeline
Description of work: how to achieve WP5 objectives, description of sub-tasks, identification of persons in
charge for each sub-task.
Setting up of the Plan for Using and Disseminating Knowledge
15:15
15:30
Discussion
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
WP2 and WP5 organization
 WP2 (on technological states of the art)
 Contents of the 3 tutorials on technological states of the art
 Identification of persons in charge for each sub-task
 Identification of workgroups for the 3 tutorials
 Important dates:
 intermediate internal check (February 2006?)
 first workshop (spring 2006)
 Deliverable D1 (due at month 6)
 WP5 (on dissemination)
 how to achieve WP5 objectives
 identification of persons in charge for each sub-task.
 setting up of the Plan for Using and Disseminating Knowledge (Deliverable
D12, to be updated through the lifetime of the project)
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Agenda (4/5)
Forthcoming ETHICBOTS activities
15:30
16:50
Initial discussion about WP3 activities, to be started at month 6:
Towards a methodology for techno-ethical issues identification
Initial list of techno-ethical issues
Talks :
Sergio Bartolommei (bioethics and techno-ethics)
Thomas Christaller (edutainment robotics)
Satinder Gill (computer-human interaction)
Cecilia Laschi (biomedical robotics)
Guglielmo Tamburrini
Giovanni Ventimiglia (virtuality)
Gianmarco Veruggio (Roboethics)
Kevin Warwick (bionics)
16:50
17:20
Discussion
17:20
17:40
Coffee break
17:40
18:00
Internal meeting: organization of the Internet-based information system
Coordinator: Gianmarco Veruggio
Structure, contents, implementation.
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Agenda (5/5)
18:00
18:20
Initial discussion about WP4:
Charting international and national techno-ethical regulations
Opinion generation for EU and national techno-ethical regulation
Talks (10’):
Rafael Capurro
Gianmarco Veruggio
18:20
18:40
Discussion
18:40
18:50
Guglielmo Tamburrini
Preparation of the first workshop:
Objectives and organization
Venue
Talks
Internal meetings to be held at the workshop
18:50
19:30
Discussion
coffee breaks & lunch: first floor!
ETHICBOTS
Emerging Technoethics of Human Interaction with Communication, Bionic, and Robotic Systems
Consortium
1
University “Federico II”, Naples, Department of
Physical Sciences and Department of Computer
and Systems Engineering
DSF
Italy
2
Fraunhofer Institute for Autonomous intelligent
Systems, Sankt Augustin,
FhG/AIS
Germany
3
Scuola di Robotica, Genova,
SdR
Italy
4
Institute of Applied Philosophy, Faculty of
Theology, Lugano,
IsFA
Switzerland
5
University of Reading, department of Cybernetics
UNIRDG
UK
6
Hochschule der Medien University of Applied
Sciences, Stuttgart
HdM
Germany
7
LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse
CNRS
France
8
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
SSSA
Italy
9
University of Pisa, Department of Philosophy
UNIPI
Italy
10
Middlesex University, Interaction Design Centre,
School of Computing, London
UM
UK