The @ieee_ras_icra Roboethics Hackathon is underway!! If you want to win $$ and flex your ethical robotics programming skills, your task is to implement one of two designs posted on our website. Check out the details: https://t.co/25HhFwMfo7 @uOttawaGenie @uOttawaTechLaw

The decisions being made around AI will change the #FutureOfWork. But if we put in the effort now, workers can benefit. Today, we’re proud to release PAI’s Guidelines for AI and Shared Prosperity, a tool to ensure AI supports an inclusive economic future:

Great work! "the Guidelines include a tool to assess an AI system’s...impacts on workers and the labor market, best practices...as well as suggested uses for labor organizations, workers, and policymakers". PAI's Guidelines for AI and Shared Prosperity

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We know the AI community is approaching potential risks from all angles. In a rapidly evolving landscape, we must find common ground on what it means to be a cautious actor while considering diverse perspectives, including those of affected communities.

The #Roboethics Hackathon is underway at @ieee_ras_icra #ICRA2023! Still plenty of time for you to come over to S9 and win $ cash $ prizes!!!

Who's the best at ethical robotics/AI programming? Join our @ieee_ras_icra Roboethics Hackathon! @mtlaiethics @StanfordEthics @OttawaHealthLaw @VectorInst @aimeevanrobot @iasociete @StanfordAILab @allen_ai @RoboEthics @UofTRobotics @RespRobotics @We_Robot

@CRAiEDL @ieee_ras_icra @uOttawaGenie This year’s #Roboethics competition at #ICRA2023 has started! Calling all robot ethics enthusiasts who want to contribute to responsible innovation! Form a team and help make robots more ethical. @We_Robot @CRAiEDL @ieee_ras_icra @uOttawaGenie

Help spread the word about the @ieee_ras_icra #Roboethics Competition so we can have all the best robots. @HallieSiegel @aimeevanrobot @ShannonVallor @grok_ @Klonick @RebeccaCrootof @rcalo @VancityReynolds @hartzog @mtlaiethics @VectorInst

Help spread the word about the @ieee_ras_icra #Roboethics Competition so we can have all the best robots. @HallieSiegel @aimeevanrobot @ShannonVallor @grok_ @Klonick @RebeccaCrootof @rcalo @VancityReynolds @hartzog @mtlaiethics @VectorInst

@CRAiEDL @ieee_ras_icra @uOttawaGenie @We_Robot Hey @uOttawaGenie, @uOttawaTechLaw, @StanfordEthics, @StanfordHAI, want to show off your applied #ethics skills for $? This year’s #Roboethics competition at @ieee_ras_icra has started! Form a team and help make robots more ethical. @We_Robot @RoboEthics

@CRAiEDL @ieee_ras_icra @uOttawaGenie This year’s #Roboethics competition at #ICRA2023 has started! Calling all robot ethics enthusiasts who want to contribute to responsible innovation! Form a team and help make robots more ethical. @We_Robot @CRAiEDL @ieee_ras_icra @uOttawaGenie

This competition does not require any programming skills. There are two streams: the Ethics Challenge and the Hackathon. Groups can enter either or both. Cash Prizes $$ Co-Organized by @CRAiEDL @RoboEthics @uwrobohub! Spread the word!!!

This year’s #Roboethics competition at #ICRA2023 has started! Calling all robot ethics enthusiasts who want to contribute to responsible innovation! Form a team and make robots more ethical. ⁦@CRAiEDL⁩ ⁦@ieee_ras_icra⁩ ⁦@uOttawaGenie⁩ ⁦

So here’s my complaint: @WalmartCanada appears to be targeting the elderly to sign them up for credit cards with little to no informed consent. This is morally reprehensible, and should probably be investigated by @OttawaPolice and @CBCOttawa for its legality. /5

I intervened with the customer service representative, who tried to shut me up. I explained that there was NO way the customer was clearly aware of the fact that she was being signed up for a credit card. I was told I could contact the manager to lodge a complaint. /4

The customer leaned in and indicated she couldn’t hear the cashier. The cashier then told the customer it would only take five minutes and she could save $20 on her purchase. She then asked for the customer’s ID. The customer, clearly confused, gave her her ID. /3

The customer was asked if she wanted to save $20 on her purchase by signing up for a @MastercardCA. The customer clearly couldn’t hear what the cashier was saying. The cashier then explained “you can save $20 on your purchase, and $25 on your next purchase”. /2

Witnessed what seemed an extremely PREDATORY behaviour at the @BayshoreOttawa @WalmartCanada today when a cashier signed an elderly (75+) customer up for a credit card with basically zero informed consent AND after the customer declined a first time. /1