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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an AI and the Law talk with Professor of Law\, Robo
 tics & Society Kristen Thomasen\, University of Windsor.\n\nRobots are an 
 increasingly common feature in North American public spaces. From regulati
 ons permitting broader drone use in public airspace over public and privat
 e lands\; to delivery robots roaming sidewalks in some major U.S. cities\;
  to the recent announcement of Sidewalk Toronto – a partnership between Al
 phabet Inc. and the City of Toronto to convert waterfront space in one of 
 North America’s largest cities into a robotics-filled smart community – th
 e laws regulating North American public spaces are opening up to robots.\n
 \nIn many of these examples\, the growing presence of robots in public spa
 ce is associated with opportunities to improve human lives through intelli
 gent urban design\, environmental efficiency\, and greater transportation 
 accessibility. However\, the introduction of robots in public has also rai
 sed concerns about\, for example\, the commercialization of these spaces b
 y the companies that deploy robots\; increasing surveillance that will neg
 atively impact physical and data privacy\; or the potential exclusion of v
 ulnerable members of society in favour of those who can pay to access\, us
 e or support the new technologies available in these spaces.\n\nThis prese
 ntation considers what the growing presence of robots in public space mean
 s for the human experience of these spaces generally\, and for privacy wit
 hin these spaces more specifically. Ultimately\, this presentation conside
 rs the impact of both robots\, and the laws regulating robots\, on the ‘pu
 blic’ nature of public space. It concludes by suggesting that the introduc
 tion of robotics into spaces designated as ‘public’ should only take place
  where the technology can enhance\, and not where it undermines\, equitabl
 e access to and use of physical public spaces.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nKri
 sten Thomasen is an Assistant Professor of Law\, Robotics & Society at the
  University of Windsor\, Faculty of Law. She is completing her PhD in Law 
 on the topic of drones and privacy in public at the University of Ottawa\,
  where she is under the supervision of Dr. Ian Kerr\, Canada Research Chai
 r in Ethics\, Law and Technology. Her doctoral work received a SSHRC Josep
 h-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Kristen researches and wr
 ites about the legal\, social and ethical implications of robotic and auto
 nomous machines\, and she teaches Robotics Law & Policy at the University 
 of Windsor. Prior to starting her Ph.D.\, Kristen clerked for the Honourab
 le Madam Justice Rosalie Abella at the Supreme Court of Canada. She also c
 lerked for the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. Kristen is a member of the 
 Law Society of Alberta. You can follow her on Twitter @KristenThomasen and
  find more at www.KristenThomasen.com.\n\nAI and the Law Series\n\nThe AI 
 and the Law Series is brought to you by the Montreal Cyberjustice Laborato
 ry\; the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Student Collective on Technology and Law\; the Private Jus
 tice and the Rule of Law Research Group\; and the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Centre for Intell
 ectual Property Policy.\n
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LOCATION:NCDH 202\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Robots in Public Spaces: Privacy & Design
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