Together, three recent events mark a crucial turning point in the development of autonomous cars: They are both safer and more advanced than ever before.
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The ethics and psychology of trust suggest ways we might learn to understand self-driving cars, but also show why doing so might be more challenging than we expect.
Without a human operator on board, how can a drone steer clear of collisions? Technology from autonomous cars can help.
The law should allow greater communication between health professionals, families and carers even if this impacts on patients’ rights of confidentiality.
The politicisation of academia definitely contributes to a decline in academic standards. This is a situation South Africa must work hard to avoid. It can learn from others on the continent.
Flexible work is on the rise but research shows it often leads to people working longer hours than they would otherwise.
People and machines need to be able to interact and communicate effectively. Right now we – and they – can’t. But without that, we risk missing the potential benefits of collaboration.
There is something magical about seeing 1,000 robots move, when humans are not operating any of them. In a new study published in Science, researchers have achieved just that. This swarm of 1,000 robots…
The debate over the use of mandatory pre-commitment technology in poker machines is the latest front in an ongoing war that pits advocates of personal responsibility against people motivated by concerns…
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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PhD Candidate and Research Fellow at the Monash Health [Health and Social Care Unit], Monash University
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Lecturer in Robotics, University of Bristol
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Academic, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Applied Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Adjunct professor of mechanical engineering, Tufts University
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Teaching Assistant, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Electrical Engineering, Ohio University
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
