Scott Robbins
PhD Candidate in Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Scott is currently completing his PhD in the ethics of artificial intelligence at the Technical University of Delft. He has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from California State University, Chico and an M.Sc. in Ethics of Technology from the University of Twente. He is a founding member of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics and a member of the 4TU Centre for Ethics and Technology. Scott is skeptical of AI as a grand solution to societal problems and argues that AI should be boring.
Latest Publications
A Misdirected Principle with a Catch: Explicability for AI
Citation Robbins, S. (2019). A Misdirected Principle with a Catch: Explicability for AI. Minds and Machines. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-019-09509-3 Abstract There is widespread agreement that there should be a principle requiring that artificial intelligence (AI)...
AI and the path to envelopment: knowledge as a first step towards the responsible regulation and use of AI-powered machines
Citation Robbins, S. (2019). AI and the path to envelopment: knowledge as a first step towards the responsible regulation and use of AI-powered machines. AI & SOCIETY. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-019-00891-1 Abstract With Artificial Intelligence (AI) entering...
Our Ignorance about AI
Wrote a piece for the launch of the Netherlands AI Alliance which was launched today. It us up on their website. Find it here. From the piece: If we accept that the explanations for modern AI algorithms will remain opaque to us, then the question is how to use these...
Upcoming Events
Ethicomp 2020
16-18 June 2020 | Rioja Spain
Scott will be presenting a paper at Ethicomp 2020 in Rioja, Spain. The conference takes place from the 17th – 19th of June.
His paper is entitled “Meaningful Human Control over Opaque Machines”
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Past Events
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TU Delft Research Day Presentation
Today I gave a presentation for the TU Delft Ethics and Philosophy of Technology research day. My talk was entitled "Explicability Principle for AI: Misdirected and Undermining". I argue that the many proposals for explicability for AI do not overcome the moral...
Ethics of Mass Surveillance Conference
Today I gave a presentation on the ethics and efficacy of machine learning for counter terrorism for the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Ethics of Mass Surveillance Conference. Great group of speakers and a great crowd.
Ethics of Mass Surveillance (April 12)
On April 12 I delivered a talk entitled "Bulk Data Collection, Machine Learning, and Ethics" for the Ethics of Mass Surveillance workshop held at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.