Robots will change the world, but how?

Network PI, Alan Winfield will be addressing this and other key questions in his new role as a Senior Media Fellow for EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). The prestigious Media Fellowship has been awarded to Alan to bring his research and related subjects to a wide public audience through communication and public engagement work.

Alan explains, "I want to use this Fellowship to encourage debate about intelligent robots in society and especially to develop our understanding of the ethical questions around sharing our lives with robots. It is especially important to engage young people in this debate. Most people are passive consumers of technology, but I think intelligent robots are such a revolutionary new technology that is it vital that we open a dialogue on what it will mean to have intelligent robots in our lives. If young people especially are involved in this debate, then they are in a better position to influence the future direction of robots in their own lives."

The EPSRC Senior Media Fellowships are awarded to a very small number of individuals each year whose work has relevance to the general public and who show a commitment to communicating their work to a wide audience. So congratulations Alan!!

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