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James H. Morris : Earthware Symposium : October 2000

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Channel: CMU Robotics Institute · 2014 · Science & Technology

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For CMU School of Computer Science Dean kicks off the day long symposium honoring Allen Newell and Herb Simon. October 19, 2000.

Symposium to explore computers' potential
The potential of computers to make the world a better place or to create problems will be discussed by experts in psychology, artificial intelligence and the arts during a day-long symposium Thursday at Carnegie Mellon University.

The symposium marks the dedication of Newell-Simon Hall, which is named in honor of Nobel laureate Herbert Simon and the late Allen Newell, winner of the National Medal of Science.

The pair were pioneers in artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology and played key roles in developing Carnegie Mellon's computer science program.

The speakers at the symposium, "Earthware: A Good World in 2050. Will Computers Help or Hinder?", include Raymond Kurzweil, a leading authority on artificial intelligence; David Gelertner, a Yale University computer scientist who was injured in 1993 by one of the explosive packages mailed by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski; and Alex Singer, a director of "Star Trek" and other film and television programs.

Speakers from CMU include robotics visionary Hans Moravec, Internet sociologist Robert Kraut and former computer science dean Raj Reddy.

Bill Joy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems who has warned that genetic engineering, nanotechnology and robotics could pose a threat to mankind, will appear in a "synethic interview," a technology developed at CMU that allows a person's videotaped remarks to be replayed in response to live questions.

An interview of science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, taped at his home in Sri Lanka, also will be presented.

Simon will present a concluding talk.

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