Episode 53: Would Mary Poppins raise ethical robots?




Digital Workplace Impact show

Summary: As the world, and in particular the workplace, employs more and more artificial intelligence (AI), digital ethics is no longer a nice-to-have but an essential. Joining Paul on this podcast are three heavyweight minds who specialize in this area. Follow the conversation as they discuss the connection between morality and power; how technology shapes politics and vice versa; establishing digital workplace principles; oh… and Mary Poppins! Guest speakers: David Oskandy, Former Global Counsel at Avanade; Florin Rotar, Global Modern Workplace Lead at Avanade and co-author of “We, The People: Human Purpose in a Digital Age – A guide to digital ethics for individuals, organizations and robots”; and Josh Simons, graduate fellow at Harvard and author of (soon to be published) “AI vs. Democracy: How citizens can rule machines”. Show notes, links and resources for this episode: ‘What Mary Poppins can teach us about raising ethical robots', article by David Oskandy for the Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/c728c042-1e45-11e9-a46f-08f9738d6b2b ‘We, The People: Human Purpose in a Digital Age – A guide to digital ethics for individuals, organizations and robots’, by Florin Rotar and Peter Temes: https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/thinking/research-and-insights/we-the-people-guide 'Sorry we missed you’, film directed by Ken Loach: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8359816/