The project "Red Lines and Grey Zones: Exploring the Ethics of Humanitarian Negotiation" has received funding from the Research Council of Norway. Starting from
Robotics, AI, and Humanity
Combines analysis of the current scientific boundaries of robotics/AI with treatment of the attendant ethical issues
Examines the impact of robotics/AI across a wide variety of domains
Assesses a wide variety of normative challenges posed by robotics/AI Hardcover $59.99
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This open access book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have elicited widespread debate over their benefits and drawbacks for humanity. The emergent technologies have for instance implications within medicine and health care, employment, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, and armed conflict. While there has been considerable attention devoted to robotics/AI applications in each of these domains, a fuller picture of their connections and the possible consequences for our shared humanity seems needed. This volume covers multidisciplinary
NORHED II funding for global network on Peace and Conflict and Human Rights research
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Norad has awarded funding through its NORHED II scheme for a six-year project to strengthen higher education institutions ability to produce high-quality research and teaching. The project was initiated by The Norwegian Center for Human Rights (NCHR) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in partnership with five leading institutions in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
The project shall develop a global network for enhancing academic capabilities in the fields of Peace and Conflict and Human Rights research and will run from 2021-2026 under the academic consortium of the Research School on Peace and Conflict. The project has been granted close to 20 million NOK and is entitled: Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies . It was submitted under sub-programme 4 on Political and Economic Governance .