Public Lecture with Dr Blay Whitby

Join the conversation about emerging technologies with Dr Blay Whitby, a specialist in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics. Register Now

About this event

Date: 22 January 2025
Location: LSBU Hub, 100, 116 London Rd London SE1 6LN
Time: 17:30 - 20:00
Price: Free and open to the public
Email: events@lsbu.ac.uk

Public Lecture SpeakerDr Blay Whitby

Dr Blay Whitby

Philosopher and Technology Ethicist Concerned with the Social Impact of New and Emerging Technologies

Details

Dr Blay Whitby is a philosopher and ethicist concerned with the social impact of new and emerging technologies. He is a leading researcher in the field and the author of many books, chapters and papers on the subject including “Do You Want a Robot Lover?”, “On Computable Morality”, “Reflections on Artificial Intelligence: The Legal, Moral and Ethical Dimensions and “Artificial Intelligence, A Beginner’s Guide”.

Dr Whitby is a member of the Advisory Board of the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI. He is an ethics expert for the European Commission, a member of the Strategic Ethics Committee of BCS The Chartered Institute of IT and an ethical advisor to the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Agenda

TimeActivity
17:30Guest registration opens
18:00Public lecture begins
19:00Drinks and networking reception
20:00End