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Ayanna Howard: Human-Robot Interaction & Ethics of Safety-Critical Systems | Lex Fridman Podcast #66

Ayanna Howard is a roboticist and professor at Georgia Tech, director of Human-Automation Systems lab, with research interests in human-robot interaction, assistive robots in the home, therapy gaming apps, and remote robotic exploration of extreme environments. This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it & use code "LexPodcast": Cash App (App Store): https://apple.co/2sPrUHe Cash App (Google Play): https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 EPISODE LINKS: Ayanna Website: https://howard.ece.gatech.edu/ Ayanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/robotsmarts OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:09 - Favorite robot 5:05 - Autonomous vehicles 8:43 - Tesla Autopilot 20:03 - Ethical responsibility of safety-critical algorithms 28:11 - Bias in robotics 38:20 - AI in politics and law 40:35 - Solutions to bias in algorithms 47:44 - HAL 9000 49:57 - Memories from working at NASA 51:53 - SpotMini and Bionic Woman 54:27 - Future of robots in space 57:11 - Human-robot interaction 1:02:38 - Trust 1:09:26 - AI in education 1:15:06 - Andrew Yang, automation, and job loss 1:17:17 - Love, AI, and the movie Her 1:25:01 - Why do so many robotics companies fail? 1:32:22 - Fear of robots 1:34:17 - Existential threats of AI 1:35:57 - Matrix 1:37:37 - Hang out for a day with a robot CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Jan 17, 20201h 39mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:09

    Introduction

  2. 2:09 – 5:05

    Favorite robot

  3. 5:05 – 8:43

    Autonomous vehicles

  4. 8:43 – 20:03

    Tesla Autopilot

  5. 20:03 – 28:11

    Ethical responsibility of safety-critical algorithms

  6. 28:11 – 38:20

    Bias in robotics

  7. 38:20 – 40:35

    AI in politics and law

  8. 40:35 – 47:44

    Solutions to bias in algorithms

  9. 47:44 – 49:57

    HAL 9000

  10. 49:57 – 51:53

    Memories from working at NASA

  11. 51:53 – 54:27

    SpotMini and Bionic Woman

  12. 54:27 – 57:11

    Future of robots in space

  13. 57:11 – 1:02:38

    Human-robot interaction

  14. 1:02:38 – 1:09:26

    Trust

  15. 1:09:26 – 1:15:06

    AI in education

  16. 1:15:06 – 1:17:17

    Andrew Yang, automation, and job loss

  17. 1:17:17 – 1:25:01

    Love, AI, and the movie Her

  18. 1:25:01 – 1:32:22

    Why do so many robotics companies fail?

  19. 1:32:22 – 1:34:17

    Fear of robots

  20. 1:34:17 – 1:35:57

    Existential threats of AI

  21. 1:35:57 – 1:37:37

    Matrix

  22. 1:37:37 – 1:39:56

    Hang out for a day with a robot

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