[applause] com. Rosenworcel good afternoon. Thank you to everyone for being here today. You got me somewhere between senator and the Deputy Attorney general. So its a treat to be back at the state of the net conference and a special thank you to the Internet Education Foundation for having me and thank you for the good work you do to foster conversation about internet policy. Upfront i think i need a disclaimer. As a commissioner at the fcc speaking at the state of the net Conference Im going to defy some expectations today. Im not going to talk about Net Neutrality. I support Net Neutrality and i voted against last months decision to roll back those rules and i made a ruckus and there is no shortage of place where you can read my heated and sometimes fiery take on what happened. But today instead of talking about the substance of Net Neutrality i want to use it as a launching pad and i want to go big and discuss policymaking in the internet era. I want to talk about some shortcomings
Like me to question the way our world works, but for how much longer . As research into Artificial Intelligence intensifies, is there any sphere of human activity that wont be revolutionised by ai and robotics . My guest today is alun wyn jones, a world renowned professor of robot ethics, are we unleashing machines which could turn the dark visions of Science Fiction into science fact . Alan winfield, will welcome to heart talk. You have a fantastic title, director of robot ethics, im tempted to ask you, whats more important to you, robotics or being an ethicist . Both are important, im an engineer so i bring a engineering perspective to robotics but more than half of my work now is thinking about and. Im kind of a professional warrior now. Would you say science has shifted over the course of your career . You started out very much in computers and engineering but increasingly as you have dug deeply into the subject, in a sense the more philosophical side of it has been written large f
Of George Papadopoulos and Paul Manafort on its front page. Its the top story in the guardian too, summed up in its headline trump under new pressure after ex aide admits perjury. Its a different lead in the metro. Its splash is the government promising a crackdown against Sexual Harassment at westminster. Its the same lead for the Daily Telegraph the paper says the story could turn out to be more embarrassing for mps than the expenses scandal. The times is one of several papers to feature a picture of kevin spacey who today apologised for inappropriate advances a young actor claims he made when he was only fourteen. And the express focuses on a health story the paper says a dose of aspirin a day can halve the risk of developing some cancers. Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. For now, the abc employs human beings like me to question the way the world works. For how much longer . The bbc employs human beings. As research into Artificial Intelligence
With me, stephen sackur. For now, the bbc employs human beings like me to question the way the world works. But for how much longer . As research into Artificial Intelligence intensifies, is there any sphere of human activity that wont be revolutionised by aland robotics . My guest today is alan winfield, a world renowned professor of robot ethics. From driving, to education, to work and warfare, are we unleashing machines which could turn the dark visions of Science Fiction into science fact . Alan winfield, welcome to hardtalk. Delighted to be here, stephen. You do have a fascinating title, director of robot ethics, im tempted to ask you, whats more important to you, the engineering, robotics or the ethics, being an ethicist . Both are equally important. Im fundamentally an engineer so i bring an engineering perspective to robotics but more than half of my work now is thinking about. Im kind of a professional worrior now. Would you say the balance has shifted over the course of your
Its called band together. And its to bring the bay area together to help those whose lives were most impacted by the deadly fires last month. This is a live look from inside the event at at t park. It began before 6 00 tonight. Tipping point is putting it on and theyre expected to have a close sellout. Bob more than 38,000 people expected to be in attendance for five hours of music. Heres Dave Matthews from earlier. Tonight is just the beginning. Were going to be there for our north bay neighbors today, tomorrow, and in the future. Thank you for coming, its a great honor to be here, to stand together, Work Together to help people out. And im grateful to be in this great place, in this great state. And bhak at the concert, several survivors and fire heroes are appearing on stage tonight. Again, theres bob weir. Metallica is up next. You can continue to abc7 news. Com or through the abc7 news app. New details on the destructive tubs fire, the con kel reporting tonight the blaze might hav