Symposium on Trust and Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles (STEAV)
May 31st - June 1st, 2018
Cambridge, MA, USA
*This is an invitation-only event*
A symposium that brings together scientists, engineers, lawmakers, and car manufacturers to discuss ethical considerations and trust in autonomous vehicles.
General Chairs
Iyad Rahwan
Jean-François Bonnefon
Azim Shariff
Joichi Ito
Jonathan Zittrain
Organizers
Edmond Awad
Natalie Saltiel
Amar Ashar
Aida Joaquin
Tim Hwang
Greater levels of autonomy are making their way into contemporary vehicular technology, and research on multiple fronts is being done to engineer fully autonomous vehicles that will eventually be capable of safely executing parking-to-parking tasks for their owners. The large number of self-driving vehicles expected to ply the roads of the future raises the possibility that a vehicle driving in autonomous mode may be faced with a mechanical or environmental issue that will have it face a situation of unavoidable harm, and force it to choose among human lives to spare or to expose to a lower risk. The complex interplay of factors to consider in such a situation are staggering, including those of fairness, liability, responsibility, utilitarianism, intervention, survivability, and the social roles of potential victims, as well as the differing relationships of each of the humans to the vehicle. The way these factors will be dealt with will influence the public’s trust and their reaction to this technology. In order to achieve this trust, we need a multidisciplinary approach in which scientists, engineers, lawmakers, and car manufacturers exchange ideas, and work together to propose potential solutions.
To promote such approach, MIT Media Lab, Berkman-Klein Center, and Institute For Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) are organizing a symposium on trust and ethics of autonomous vehicles at MIT Media Lab. The workshop aims at initiating new collaborative projects through interactions, and at creating potential mechanisms for influencing regulations and creation of industry standards.
ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS
Speakers and Moderators
Aida Joaquin Acosta
Fellow at Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University; Senior Public Official of the Spanish Government
Christoph Luetge
Professor of Business Ethics — Technische Universität München
Earl F. Weener
Member — U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Madeleine Clare Elish
Researcher — Data & Society
Mick Noland
Senior Vice President, P&C Product Management — MetLife
Laura Fraade-Blanar
Postdoctoral Fellow — RAND Corporation
Ruigang Yang
Director of Robotics and Autonomous Driving Lab — Baidu
Barbara Wege
Project Leader beyond initiative — AUDI AG
Chaiwoo Lee
Researcher — MIT AgeLab
Sertac Karaman
Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics — MIT; Co-Founder & President — Optimus Ride
Melissa Nobles
Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science, MIT
Noah Goodall
Senior Research Scientist — Virginia Transportation Research Council
Patrick Lin
Director — Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly
Janina Loh
Postdoctoral Associate, Philosophy of Technology and Media — University of Vienna
Sandra Wachter
Lawyer and Research Fellow — Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Lauren Smith
Policy Counsel — Future of Privacy Forum
Jason Millar
Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society — Stanford University
Kristopher Carter
Co-Chair — Boston Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics
Sydney Levine
Postdoctoral Associate — MIT Media Lab
Thomas Philbeck
Head of Science and Technology Studies — World Economic Forum Geneva
Urs Gasser
Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School; Executive Director — Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Natalie Saltiel
Program Manager of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative — MIT Media Lab
Edmond Awad
Postdoctoral Associate — MIT Media Lab
Joi Ito
Director — MIT Media Lab
Agenda
Day 1 (E14-6th floor, MIT Media Lab)
09:00 – 9:30 Registration + Coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Opening and Introduction
10:00 – 11:15 Panel A: Regulation and Public Policies
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 01:00 Panel B: Safety, Security, and Risk
01:00 – 02:00 Lunch break
02:00 – 03:15 Panel C: Human-Machine Interaction
03:15 – 03:30 Coffee break
03:30 – 05:00 Panel D: Ethics for AVs
05:00 – 06:30 Reception
Day #2 (Wasserstein Hall, room 1010, Harvard Law School)
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome + Coffee
10:00 – 11:00 Panel E: Privacy, Explainability, and Data Security
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Panel F: Implementing Ethics in AVs
12:30 – 1:00 Concluding remarks
Panels
1. REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICIES - Developing clear regulatory frameworks and effective policies that build trust into citizens.
Moderator: Joi Ito, Director — MIT Media Lab
Speakers:
Aida Joaquin Acosta, Fellow at Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University; Senior Public Official of the Spanish Government.
Christoph Luetge, Professor of Business Ethics — Technische Universität München
Earl F. Weener, Member — U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
2. SAFETY, SECURITY, AND RISK- Establishing reasonable safety and security standards, and risk management:
Moderator: Edmond Awad, Postdoctoral Associate — MIT Media Lab
Speakers:
Madeleine Clare Elish, Researcher — Data & Society
Mick Noland, Senior Vice President, P&C Product Management — MetLife
Laura Fraade-Blanar, Postdoctoral Fellow — RAND Corporation
Ruigang Yang, Director of Robotics and Autonomous Driving Lab — Baidu
3. HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION – Moving from H-M interaction to H-M integration.
Moderator: Sydney Levine, Postdoctoral Associate — MIT Media Lab
Speakers:
Barbara Wege, Project Leader beyond initiative — AUDI AG
Chaiwoo Lee, Researcher — MIT AgeLab
Sertac Karaman, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics — MIT; Co-Founder & President — Optimus Ride
4. ETHICS FOR AVS - Considering an ethical framework for AVs
Moderator: Thomas Philbeck, Head of Science and Technology Studies — World Economic Forum Geneva
Speakers:
Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science, MIT
Patrick Lin, Director — Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly
Noah Goodall, Senior Research Scientist — Virginia Transportation Research Council
Janina Loh, Postdoctoral Associate, Philosophy of Technology and Media — University of Vienna
5. DATA PROTECTION, PRIVACY, AND EXPLAINABILITY - Guaranteeing good privacy and data protection practices while facilitating explainability
Moderator: Urs Gasser, Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School; Executive Director — Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Speakers:
Lauren Smith, Policy Counsel — Future of Privacy Forum
Sandra Wachter, Research Fellow — Oxford Internet Institute.
6. IMPLEMENTING ETHICS IN AVS - Outlook, Directions and Challenges
Moderator: Natalie Saltiel, Program Manager of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative — MIT Media Lab
Speakers:
Jason Millar, Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society — Stanford University
Kristopher Carter, Co-Chair — Boston Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics
Thank you
Jessica Sousa, James Frost, Stephanie Strom,
Chia Evers, Ryan McCarthy, and Carey Andersen