Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs span a variety of technical disciplines to develop breakthrough technologies for national security, all of which have the potential to raise ethical, legal, and societal implication – or, ELSI – considerations. Taking time to consider ELSI’s role in a program can contribute to the responsible development of emerging technologies and improve research by fostering conversations that identify unknowns, anticipate consequences, and make design decisions to maximize benefits and opportunities and minimize risks and harms. Dr. Rebecca Crootof, DARPA’s inaugural ELSI Visiting Scholar, will discuss her approach to developing a process to ensure that ELSI can inform — and even improve —all DARPA programs.
Speaker(s): Rebecca Crootof,
Agenda:
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM – Refreshments and Networking
6:00 PM – Announcements and Introduction of Speaker
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
Room: Longfellow Conference Room, Bldg: Westover Library, 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3, Arlington, Virginia, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/428850