Shows
On WisdomThe Social Robots are Coming! (with Kerstin Dautenhahn)Can we create wise robots? Kerstin Dautenhahn joins Igor and Charles to dive into the intriguing world of social robots, the finer points of “Robotiquette,” and the potential role such robots can play in supporting therapeutic treatments. Igor reflects on the limits of robot-based wisdom, Kerstin reveals the potential of Generative AI like ChatGPT to generate false information about her own professional identity, and Charles considers the perils of socially awkward machines. Welcome to Episode 58.Special Guest: Kerstin Dautenhahn.Links:Kerstin Dautenhahn's page | University of WaterlooSocial and Intelligent Robotics Research Laboratory (SIRRL)Robots are not...2023-11-0249 min
Human-Robot InteractionThe HRI Journal Publishing Guide
Publishing your human-robot interaction study in a journal is an excellent way to share your insights. But in which journal should you publish and what do the journals expect? In this episode, we talk to editors from the three dedicated HRI journals, Agnieszka Wykowska (International Journal of Social Robotics), Selma Sabanovic (ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction) and Bilge Mutlu (Frontiers in Robotics and AI | Human-Robot Interaction). We talk about Open Access publishing and what the future of scientific publishing might look like. Besides the three dedicated journals, there are also some journals that encourage HRI topics without focusing completely...2023-09-2148 min
Let's Talk AIAli AyubGuest: Ali Ayub, Post-Doctoral fellow at SIRRL at the University of WaterlooBio: I am a Post-Doctoral fellow at SIRRL at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn. I graduated with a Ph.D. degree from REAL at The Pennsylvania State University, under the supervision of Professor Alan R. Wagner. Before joining Penn State, I completed my undergraduate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. I was also a part of the Global UGRAD program funded by USEFP and spent a semester at the University of Central Missouri during my undergraduate studie...2022-08-0222 min
DiscoveryRobots - More Human than Human?Robots are becoming present in our lives, as companions, carers and as workers. Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with these machines. Have we made them to be merely more dextrous versions of us? Why do we want to make replicas of ourselves? Should we be worried that they could replace us at work? Is it a good idea that robots are becoming carers for the elderly? Adam Rutherford meets some of the latest robots and their researchers and explores how the current reality has been influenced by fictional robots from films. He discusses the need for robots...2017-05-2926 min
Science for the People#348 Artificial IntelligenceThis week, we're talking about artificial intelligence, and how thinking machines are fitting into – and changing – our lives and cultures. Should we be concerned or excited about the future of artificial intelligence? To try and find out, we're joined by a panel of four: Kerstin Dautenhahn, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Hertfordshire; Raymond Mooney, Director of the University of Texas Artificial Intelligence Lab; Despina Kakoudaki, Director of the Humanities Lab at American University; and Rose Eveleth, science writer and host of Gizmodo's "Meanwhile In The Future" podcast.
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BBC Tech Tent#Intelligent MachinesA special show from Bletchley Park, Britain's wartime code-breaking centre where some of the earliest work on artificial intelligence was done. We hear what the “godfather of deep learning” - Google’s Geoff Hinton, and Facebook’s director of AI research Yann LeCun think about the threats and opportunities of learning machines, as well as the view of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. And, machine learning and robotics experts Professors Murray Shanahan of Imperial College, London and Kerstin Dautenhahn of the University of Hertfordshire, share their expertise. Plus, a preview of this year’s Loebner Prize for artificial intelligence with its chair Ed K2015-09-1822 min
Talking Robots - The Podcast on Robotics and Artificial IntelligenceTalking Robots: Kerstin Dautenhahn - Therapy Robots for AutismIn this episode we interview Kerstin Dautenhahn who is Research Professor in the School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences at University of Hertfordshire in the UK, where she is a coordinator of the Adaptive Systems Research Group.
Autism is a developmental disorder affecting around 91 people in every 10,000, mainly causing difficulties in social interactions, communication and imagination. Using therapy robots in the AuRoRA project, Dautenhahn has been pushing autistic children to learn essential social skills such as turn taking, joint attention and imitation. Armed with a lot of patience and zeal, her team has been adapting their...2008-03-2800 min