intelligent machines & policy

Intelligence and Autonomy:A new realm of public policy

Gary L. Randolph

Intelligence as intel

Policy

• Policy is enacted to achieve a goal.

• Policy is the manner in which governmental, corporate, and public entities have decided to address – or not address –issues.

• Strictly speaking, policy is created by the executive and legislative bodies in the U.S.

Intelligence

• Intel

• The ability to reason, plan, create, and solve problems.

I’m sorry Dave,

Railway traffic control, TokyoS/W must meet FRA level 4 specifications

Traffic light control, San Francisco

Airbus 350 cockpitS/W must meet DO-178B level A specifications

Cell PhonePhone

Landline PhoneRotary PhoneTouch-tone Phone

Things Change(Retronyms)

Talon

Da Vinci

New Technology New Policy

Raven surgical robot

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There goes a spleen (Raven surgical robot):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPk90YCpqFg

Flying without a tail (at about 4:30 into the video):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aObBHXsc_iw&feature=related

A TED talk by David Hansen (amazingly real-looking robot faces):http://www.ted.com/talks/david_hanson_robots_that_relate_to_you.html

Some interesting links