Elisa Czerski

The field of artificial intelligence has evolved rapidly in recent years, with the development of embodied AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology. In this conference talk, we will explore the ways in which embodied AI will shape our future and the implications it holds for society as a whole.

This talk explores the transformative potential of the connection of AI and Robotics. We will discuss the key advancements, applications, and challenges. Emphasizing ethical implications and responsible development, the talk aims to provide a concise overview of embodied AI's current state and its impact on society.

More and more institutions and companies are discovering the benefits of using robotics in their daily work. However, not all of them also have the expertise and manpower internally to use them in a target-oriented way. For this case, Elisa Czerski founded N Robotics: The company aims to build an ecosystem around mobile robotics to offer customers and partners full flexibility and the ability to develop their own applications. We talked to Elisa Czerski about the idea and development behind the company.

In Einzeldisziplinen sind Roboter uns Menschen längst überlegen. Die eierlegende Wollmilchsau insgesamt gibt es noch nicht. Je nach Definition des Menschen werden wir diesen Punkt vielleicht auch gar nicht erreichen. ChatGPT zeigt aber, mit welchem Tempo sich die Entwicklung vollzieht. Elisa berichtet von der Enttäuschung ihrer Marketing-Mitarbeiterin. Die wollte einen Workshop machen, um besser schreiben zu lernen. Inzwischen weiß sie: ChatGPT kann das bereits übernehmen, sie muss es nicht mehr lernen. Treffen wir uns dann mit den Maschinen auf Augenhöhe? Elisa widerspricht. Jedenfalls aber haben Menschen offensichtlich keine Schwierigkeiten mit der Fiktion, uns stehe ein echter Akteur gegenüber, mit dem wir sprechen können, der in uns Emotionen weckt.

We will talk about why transparency matters in algorithmic decision-making and how it is different from explainability. We will discuss this on the example of Twitter, recent news related to Musk's intentions making Twitter's algorithms open-source - whether it is a bad news or a good news. And additionally, Elisa will bring her real-life examples about robotics.

Elisa is an economist and a philosopher. Her work focuses on dealing with questions of medical and bioethics as well as artificial intelligence. Currently she is devoting her time to building a non-profit think tank (Rethinkethics.org) on the topics of ethics & tech and advising companies on how to implement ethics and sustainability in their corporate strategy.