Scott Robbins
Research Fellow, Bonn University
Scott is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Bonn University in Germany. Scott recently completed his PhD in the ethics of artificial intelligence at the Technical University of Delft (title: Machine Learning & Counter-Terrorism: ethics, efficacy, and meaningful human control). 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
Bulk Data Collection Ethics
Citation Robbins, S. (2021). Bulk data collection, national security and ethics. In S. Miller, A. Henschke, & J. Feltes (eds.) Counter-Terrorism. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373075.00020 Abstract The rise of Internet...
AITech Agora (TU Delft)
Scott presented his paper "What Machines Shouldn't Do: A necessary condition for meaningful human control" at AITech's Agora. His talk was recorded live (with Q&A):
Philosophical Disquisitions Podcast
Scott was featured on the Philosophical Disquisitions podcast hosted by John Danaher. They chatted about explainable AI and why Scott is a proponent of 'boring' AI.Check out the audio here:
Ethicomp 2020 (Virtual)
Scott presented his paper "Meaningful Human Control over Opaque Machines" at Ethicomp. The proceedings (and where you can find his extended abstract can be found here. His talk was recorded for the virtual conference: https://youtu.be/qLK58mbnNX4
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...
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)...
Upcoming Events
AiTech Agora
9 September 2020 | Delft University of Technology
Scott will be presenting a paper on meaningful human control over AI for TU Delft’s AiTech group.
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