I will speak at the fifth meeting of the Cybernetic Avatar Society research group, established primarily by the Institute for Future Initiatives at the University of Tokyo and the Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues at Osaka University.
Fifth CAS Meeting: Multiple Bodies and Legal Responsibility — Online, February 16
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 14:00–16:00
Format: Online, using Zoom Webinar. Instructions for joining will be emailed by the day before the event.
Admission: Free
Advance registration is required. Please register by the day before the event using this form.
Cybernetic avatar (CA) technologies enable people to realize their abilities and share the diverse skills and experiences of others. By acquiring a new body through a cybernetic avatar, anyone could act freely beyond the constraints of their physical body. We need to discuss what such a society should be like and the challenges of implementation from legal, ethical, and social perspectives while the technology is still being developed.
The fifth meeting discusses human actions through multiple CA bodies and legal responsibility for any resulting harm. Shunichi Kasahara of Sony CSL, a participant in the Moonshot project on cybernetic avatar technologies and social infrastructure for embodied co-creation, will introduce technologies that enable one person to operate multiple bodies. This will be followed by a presentation on legal causation by Project Assistant Professor 山本展彰 of Osaka University’s Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues.
The meeting also aims to build connections, so it will conclude with a discussion involving all participants. We welcome anyone interested in CA technologies and society.