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In this episode of the Dolores Project, I am joined by Dr. Kathleen Richardson, founder of the Campaign Against Porn Robots.
Kathleen Richardson is a Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI and part of the Europe-wide DREAM project (Development of Robot-Enhance Therapy for Children with Autism). Kathleen completed her PhD at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Her fieldwork was an investigation of the making of robots in labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After her PhD Kathleen was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (BAPDF), a position she held at the University College London. Kathleen's postdoctoral work was an investigation into the therapeutic uses of robots for children with autism spectrum conditions. In 2013, she was part of the Digital Bridges Project, an innovative AHRC funded technology and arts collaboration between Watford Palace Theatre and the University of Cambridge. Kathleen is author of An Anthropology of Robots and AI: Annihilation Anxiety and Machines. Kathleen has completed her second book Challenging Sociality.
Follow her work at https://campaignagainstsexrobots.org/ and http://kathleenrichardson.org/
Make sure to check out her recent publication: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19381-1#tocaboca
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by my guests do not necessarily reflect my views. The nature of this project is to challenge our assumptions about tech, philosophy, and theology. Josh
