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SUMMARY:International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information
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LOCATION:Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso\, 4150-564 Porto\, Porto\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:<p>Proposals are welcome for the&nbsp\;<em><strong>International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information</strong>\,</em>&nbsp\;which will be held at the Faculty of Arts\, University of Porto (Portugal) on December 5\, 6 and 7\, 2017. The official language is English.<br><br>Graduate students\, junior researchers and senior scholars are welcome to submit their work.&nbsp\;<br><br><strong>Abstract submission:</strong><br><br>We invite submission for a&nbsp\;<strong>30 minute</strong>&nbsp\;presentation (followed by 10 minute discussion).&nbsp\;<br>The following tracks are available:&nbsp\;<br><br><strong>Track A: Human-Technology Interfaces</strong><br>- History and Philosophy of Brain-Computer Interfaces\;<br>- Conceptual issues (what is and what is not a BCI)\;<br>- Neural prostheses\, neurochips and neural interfaces\;<br>- Brain-Machine interfaces and its applications\;<br>- Invasive\, Partially Invasive and Non-invasive BCIs\;<br>- Eletronic neural networks and brain-to-brain interfaces\;<br>- Future directions and challenges\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track B: Philosophy and Ethics of Information</strong><br>- Conceptual nature and basic principles of information\;<br>- Unified theory of information and logical theories of information\;<br>- The symbol-grounding problem and the gettier problem\;<br>- the 4th Revolution: the impacts of ICTs and the infosphere\;<br>- The Design of Internet Architecture and Human Rights\;<br>- The Ethics of Big Data and Cloud Computing: the Right to be forgotten\;<br>- Theoretical Foundations of Computer Ethics\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track C: Artificial Intelligence</strong><br>- History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence\;<br>- Artificial General Intelligence and Friendly AI\;<br>- Artificial neural network models\;<br>- Computational Theories of Mind versus Biological Theories of Mind\;<br>- Weak AI\, Strong AI and Skepticism\;<br>- Logic versus Anti-Logic approaches to AI\;<br>- Embodied\, Enactive\, Extended and Embedded approaches to AI\;<br>- Machine Learning and Quantum Computation\;<br>- Robots replacing humans (Moley robotics\, Everwin Precision Technology\, Da Vinci (surgery)\, Humanoid robots\, Robot sex\, Nursing\, Health Care\, Law\, etc.)\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track D: General Ethical Considerations</strong><br>- The Consequences of BCI technology\, the side-effects and alteration of personhood\;<br>- Blurring of the divison between human and machine\;<br>- Therapeutic applications and their possible exceedance (human enhancement)\, mind-reading and privacy\, mind-control\, use of technology by governmental authorities\;<br>- Animal welfare and experimentation\;<br>- Risks of an uncontrolled AI development (the Control Problem\, Robots of War\, Virtual Reality Torture\, etc)\;<br>- Existential Risks (Hawking\, Musk\, Bostrom\, Gates)\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track E: Transhumanism</strong><br>- Whole Brain Emulation (mind-uploading) and life extension technology (digital immortality)\;<br>- Moore&rsquo\;s Law\, computer power and technological singularity\;<br>- Brain simulation and reverse-engineering\;<br>- The problem of Personal Identity (Ship of Theseus) and survival\;<br>- The enhanced carnality of Post-Biological Life and Neurobotics\;<br>- Superintelligences\, Virtual Reality and Natural Cyborgs\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track F: Ethics and Law of Artificial Agents</strong><br>- Artificial Agency and Moral Status of robots\;<br>- &nbsp\;Ethical and Moral Considerations in Non-Human Agents\;<br>- Programming Machine Ethics\;<br>- Robots\, AI Revolution and Unemployment\;<br>- Political\, legal and ethical consequences of non-human agents\;<br>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Track G: Open Track (other topics)</strong><br>- The Imaginary of Artificial Intelligence in the Arts (film\, series\, literature\, etc)\;<br>- Dystopian narratives\, privacy and freedom of speech\;<br>- Robotic Art\;<br>- Other topics related with Artificial Intelligence and Information.<br><br><br>An extended abstract of approximately&nbsp\;<strong>250-500 words</strong>&nbsp\;should be prepared for&nbsp\;<strong>blind</strong>&nbsp\;review and include a&nbsp\;<strong>cover page</strong>&nbsp\;with full name\, institution\, contact information and short bio. Files should be submitted in&nbsp\;<strong>doc(x) word.&nbsp\;</strong>You shall&nbsp\;<strong>indicate clearly for which track</strong>&nbsp\;you are applying your submission.<br><br>Please indicate in the subject of the message the following structure:<br>&ldquo\;First Name Last Name - Track - Title of Abstract"<br><br>We intend to produce a collected volume based upon contributions to the conference.<br><br>Proposals must be sent to&nbsp\;<strong><em>aiconference@hotmail.com</em></strong><br>Further queries can be directed to the same address.&nbsp\;<br><br><strong>Deadline for submissions:</strong>&nbsp\;October 15\, 2017.<br><strong>Deadline for notification of acceptance:</strong>&nbsp\;October 30\, 2017.</p>
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