Open Roboethics Institute
What is ORI
Open Roboethics Institute (ORI) is a Canadian nonprofit that gathers communities of interdisciplinary thinkers and doers to engage with pressing social and ethical implications of robotics and AI technologies. Our goal is to collaborate with partner organizations and build learning communities based on principles of openness, inclusivity, and participation. Then, we develop tools and resources to help members examine robotics and AI systems, understand their implications, and anticipate their various harms and mitigation strategies for their communities. Towards this goal, ORI is a community builder and resource creator.
What Do We Do
Community Building
We create accessible and open spaces with two primary goals which include 1) providing hands-on training, workshops, and lectures on AI and robot ethics that are accessible to diverse audiences, 2) creating spaces for community members to connect with others in an effort to investigate the ethics of robotics and AI.
Resources
We deliver research and community-informed resources to investigate ethical dimensions of AI and robotics. The entirety of our research and resources are shared openly and for free. ORI has created the Foresight into AI Ethics (FAIE) and Learning Hub toolkits.
AI Ethics Toolkit
Our toolkit provides a systematic method to uncover key ethical issues specific to your data-driven AI project so as to better anticipate and mitigate the risks.
Learning hub guide
The ORI learning hub guide provides you to starter kit including a reading list and tips to start a hub at your community to discuss ethical issues about robots and AI.
Blog
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Should a home robot follow what the mom says? Recap of what happened at RO-MAN Roboethics Competition
On August 8th, 2021, a team of four graduate students from the University
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Results: Readers optimistic about role of robots as care assistants for seniors
Developing robots that are capable of taking care of seniors is the goal of an increasing number of robotics companies. While there are many economic and social factors to encourage this trend, the ethical issues pertaining to the use of robots as caregivers requires careful consideration. Data from our latest poll suggest that readers are optimistic about the role of robots as care assistants for senior members of their families.
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Results: Should an autonomous car be able to drive around by itself?
For the past few months the Open Roboethics initiative and Robohub have explored
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Will autonomous cars create more jobs?
One of the most popular questions when it comes to discussing robotics is the jobs
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Results: My (autonomous) car, my safety
You are travelling along a single lane mountain road in an autonomous car