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The possibility of falling in love (and having sex) with robots, and the future use of Artificial Intelligence to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield were just two of many topics discussed at Goldsmiths, University of London last week.<\/p>\n
On 1\u20134 April, Goldsmiths hosted the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) Convention 2014 (known as AISB50<\/a>). This year’s convention commemorated the 50th anniversary of the AISB, and marked 60 years since the death of the founding father of computer science and AI, Alan Turing.<\/p>\n The convention investigated the constantly evolving relationship between humans and machines, including:<\/p>\n Speaking before the conference, Kate Devlin<\/a>, Lecturer in Computing said: “Everyone here at Goldsmiths is excited and honoured to host AISB50, especially given that 2014 is such significant year for computer science. AI is a hugely important topic and one that can have an impact on every aspect of life \u2013 from love to war to art.”<\/p>\n Speakers included: Professor Susan Stepney (University of York), Professor Lucy Suchman (Lancaster University); Dr Hannah Smithson (University of Oxford); John Barnden (University of Birmingham); Professor Humberto Maturana (Instituto de Formaci\u00f3n Matriztica, Chile); and Professor Terence Deacon (University of California, Berkeley). Goldsmiths’ own Professor Simon Colton also delivered one of the public lectures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The possibility of falling in love (and having sex) with robots, and the future use of Artificial Intelligence to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield were just two of many topics discussed at Goldsmiths, University of London last week. On 1\u20134 April, Goldsmiths hosted the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and … Continue reading Artificially intelligent: from love to war to art<\/span> \n