Mathew Iantorno, Automating Care, Manufacturing Crisis

The Centre for Ethics at the University of Torontois an interdisciplinary centre aimed at advancing research and teaching in the field of ethics, broadly defined. The Centre seeks to bring together the theoretical and practical knowledge of diverse scholars, students, public servants and social leaders in order to increase understanding of the ethical dimensions of individual, social, and political life.

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Mathew Iantorno discusses "Automating Care, Manufacturing Crisis"

Artificially intelligent agents that provide care for human beings are becoming an increasing reality globally. From disembodied therapists to robotic nurses, new technologies have been framed as a means of addressing intersecting labour shortages, demographic shifts, and economic shortfalls. However, as we race towards AI-focused solutions, we must scrutinize the challenges of automating care. This talk engages in a two-part reflection on these challenges. First, issues of building trust and rapport in such relationships will be examined through an extended case study of a chatbot intended to help individuals quit smoking. Second, the institutional rationale for favouring machine-focused solutions over human-focused ones will be questioned through the speaker’s concept of crisis automation. Throughout, new equitable cybernetic relationships between those provisioning and receiving care will be platformed.This is an online event. It will be live streamed on the Centre for Ethics <a href="http://youtube.com/c/CentreforEthics" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube Channel</a> on Wednesday, October 27. Channel subscribers will receive a notification at the start of the live stream. For other events in the series, and to subscribe, visit <a href="http://youtube.com/c/CentreforEthics" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube.com/c/CentreforEthics</a>. For information on the Centre for Ethics, including upcoming events, visit <a href="https://ethics.utoronto.ca" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ethics.utoronto.ca</a>.Mathew IantornoiSchool University of Toronto

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