BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T223958Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20171014T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20171014T200000 SUMMARY:International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information UID:20240328T224036Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Via PanorĂ¢mica Edgar Cardoso\, 4150-564 Porto\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:
Proposals are welcome for the \;International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information\, \;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.
Graduate students\, junior researchers and senior scholars are welcome to submit their work. \;
Abstract submission:
We invite submission for a \;30 minute \;presentation (followed by 10 minute discussion). \;
The following tracks are available: \;
Track A: Human-Technology Interfaces
- History and Philosophy of Brain-Computer Interfaces\;
- Conceptual issues (what is and what is not a BCI)\;
- Neural prostheses\, neurochips and neural interfaces\;
- Brain-Machine interfaces and its applications\;
- Invasive\, Partially Invasive and Non-invasive BCIs\;
- Eletronic neural networks and brain-to-brain interfaces\;
- Future directions and challenges\;
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Track B: Philosophy and Ethics of Information
- Conceptual nature and basic principles of information\;
- Unified theory of information and logical theories of information\;
- The symbol-grounding problem and the gettier problem\;
- the 4th Revolution: the impacts of ICTs and the infosphere\;
- The Design of Internet Architecture and Human Rights\;
- The Ethics of Big Data and Cloud Computing: the Right to be forgotten\;
- Theoretical Foundations of Computer Ethics\;
 \;
Track C: Artificial Intelligence
- History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence\;
- Artificial General Intelligence and Friendly AI\;
- Artificial neural network models\;
- Computational Theories of Mind versus Biological Theories of Mind\;
- Weak AI\, Strong AI and Skepticism\;
- Logic versus Anti-Logic approaches to AI\;
- Embodied\, Enactive\, Extended and Embedded approaches to AI\;
- Machine Learning and Quantum Computation\;
- Robots replacing humans (Moley robotics\, Everwin Precision Technology\, Da Vinci (surgery)\, Humanoid robots\, Robot sex\, Nursing\, Health Care\, Law\, etc.)\;
 \;
Track D: General Ethical Considerations
- The Consequences of BCI technology\, the side-effects and alteration of personhood\;
- Blurring of the divison between human and machine\;
- Therapeutic applications and their possible exceedance (human enhancement)\, mind-reading and privacy\, mind-control\, use of technology by governmental authorities\;
- Animal welfare and experimentation\;
- Risks of an uncontrolled AI development (the Control Problem\, Robots of War\, Virtual Reality Torture\, etc)\;
- Existential Risks (Hawking\, Musk\, Bostrom\, Gates)\;
 \;
Track E: Transhumanism
- Whole Brain Emulation (mind-uploading) and life extension technology (digital immortality)\;
- Moore&rsquo\;s Law\, computer power and technological singularity\;
- Brain simulation and reverse-engineering\;
- The problem of Personal Identity (Ship of Theseus) and survival\;
- The enhanced carnality of Post-Biological Life and Neurobotics\;
- Superintelligences\, Virtual Reality and Natural Cyborgs\;
 \;
Track F: Ethics and Law of Artificial Agents
- Artificial Agency and Moral Status of robots\;
-  \;Ethical and Moral Considerations in Non-Human Agents\;
- Programming Machine Ethics\;
- Robots\, AI Revolution and Unemployment\;
- Political\, legal and ethical consequences of non-human agents\;
 \;
Track G: Open Track (other topics)
- The Imaginary of Artificial Intelligence in the Arts (film\, series\, literature\, etc)\;
- Dystopian narratives\, privacy and freedom of speech\;
- Robotic Art\;
- Other topics related with Artificial Intelligence and Information.
An extended abstract of approximately \;250-500 words \;should be prepared for \;blind \;review and include a \;cover page \;with full name\, institution\, contact information and short bio. Files should be submitted in \;doc(x) word. \;You shall \;indicate clearly for which track \;you are applying your submission.
Please indicate in the subject of the message the following structure:
&ldquo\;First Name Last Name - Track - Title of Abstract"
We intend to produce a collected volume based upon contributions to the conference.
Proposals must be sent to \;aiconference@hotmail.com
Further queries can be directed to the same address. \;
Deadline for submissions: \;October 15\, 2017.
Deadline for notification of acceptance: \;October 30\, 2017.