Automatons – Social Robot Futures

Imagined Puppet Life Upcoming Lecture

February 26, 2018September 4, 2021

What do puppeteers mean when they speak about bringing a puppet ‘to life’? What is the difference between a prop and a puppet? Why do these questions matter not only in the creative arts but also in the study of how artificial intelligence and automatons are imagined? Dr. Dawn Brandes (Fountain School of Performing Arts and Halifax Humanities) will be exploring these questions in her upcoming talk this Wednesday, Feb 28th, 7:00pm at Alumni Hall, King’s College, Halifax.

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Ancient Automatons Upcoming Lecture

January 22, 2018September 6, 2021

Courtney Ann Roby, Associate Professor, Cornell University will give a talk on ancient automatons this Thursday (7:00 pm January 25th) at Alumni Hall, University of King’s College, Halifax. Dr. Roby is the author of Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature: The Written Machine between Alexandria and Rome (2016) and Hero of Alexandria (forthcoming).

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Imagining Automatons–Upcoming Lecture

January 15, 2018September 6, 2021

Dr. Teresa Heffernan (Saint Mary’s University, Halifax) is scheduled to give a public lecture January 17, 2018 at the University of King’s College on “Imagining Automatons: Images of Robots in Fiction and Science.”

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Automatons! Lecture Series

January 2, 2018September 5, 2021

Starting January 10th, 2018, the University of King’s College, Halifax, is hosting an exciting public lecture series, Automatons! From Ovid to AI, on the culture, science and politics of robots and AI. The series begins with a screening of Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic film, Metropolis, with live musical accompaniment by the Upstream Music Association.

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Public Debate: AI/Robots and Our Future

October 1, 2017September 5, 2021

The aim of this public debate is to foster a broad and inclusive discussion which informs our understanding of the dynamics and consequences of the rise of AI and Robotics and how to govern its impact on humanity and our world.