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SUMMARY:Ethics\, Technology\, and the Future of Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Should technological advancement be welcomed for its opportunit
 ies for human advancement\, or feared for its potential to destroy human l
 ife and natural eco-systems?\n\nOn Friday\, 8 June 2018\, WIPO is organizi
 ng the first Public Lecture on Ethics and Technology in the United Nations
  system. Eminent Professor Peter Singer (Australia) will discuss ethical c
 hallenges of technological developments in biotechnology\, robotics\, arti
 ficial intelligence\, informatics and communication. \n\nThe lecture is o
 pen to all: NGO’s with consultative status to WIPO and the United Nation
 s\, members of the diplomatic community\, staff of the United Nations and 
 Specialized Agencies\, interested citizens.\n\n \n\nAttendance is free o
 f charge\, registration is required\n\nTo register please send an e-mail 
 to publiclecture@wipo.int\n\nPlease note that seats will be allotted on a
  first come\, first served basis.\n\nSimultaneous interpretation in Englis
 h and French will be provided.\n\n \n\nAbout Professor Singer\n\nProfesso
 r Singer is the recipient of multiple prestigious distinctions and awards.
  Amongst others\, he has been ranked by Time Magazine as among the world
 's most influential people ("The Time 100" list\, 2005)\,  by The Sydney
  Morning Herald and The Age (2009) as one of the twenty-five most influe
 ntial Australians of the last half-century\, and by the (Swiss) Gottlieb D
 uttweiler Institute as a "Global Thought Leader” (since 2013\, every yea
 r). \n\nHe has written\, co-authored\, edited and/or co-edited more than 
 40 books\, including Practical Ethics\, Animal Liberation\, The Life Yo
 u Can Save\, Ethics in the Real World and The Most Good You Can Do. His
  writings have inspired both the animal rights movement and effective altr
 uism. He is professor of bioethics at Princeton University\, has lectured 
 at other leading universities in Europe and the United States and now spen
 ds part of each year at the University of Melbourne (www.petersinger.info)
 \n\nFor a recent interview with Professor Peter Singer by Sarah Jordan\, D
 eputy Editor of UN Special\, see https://www.unspecial.org/ - May 2018 i
 ssue (forthcoming).  
URL:https://rc-geneve-international.org/en/agenda/show/86368
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LOCATION:WIPO\, 34 Chemin des Colombettes\, 1211 Geneva\, Switzerland
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