Tech Talk # 2: Animal Cares: Social robots in elder care in the Netherlands by Tanja Ahlin
Join us for the second session in a series of public lectures on technology, society and ethics at the UvH on 27th November (15.30-17.00).
We are excited to welcome Tanja Ahlin for our second talk on social robots in elder care in the Netherlands. Dr. Ahlin is Anthropologist of Health and Technology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), and the author of Calling Family: Digital Technologies and the Making of Transnational Care Collectives. Her recent work discusses key points for an ethnography of AI and integrating digital technologies in elder care.
16:30 – 17:00 Q&A and discussion
17:00 Drinks
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What are Tech Talks @ UvH?
Rapid changes to our technological landscape have challenged the human and planetary condition. Algorithms, databases, artificial intelligence, and other digital infrastructures animate the very basis of contemporary life and impact the near future. Recent research around technology ranges from utopic optimism to threatening dangers, and a call for a pause. Making sense of the intertwined realm of technology requires reassessing some of the most fundamental questions of human endeavour. Tech Talks @ UvH welcomes fresh, multi-disciplinary perspectives into this enquiry. What does it mean to live meaningfully with technology? How (if at all) can technology co-create opportunities for well-being? How do we imagine a just and caring society with these technological advances?We are excited to welcome Tanja Ahlin for our second talk on social robots in elder care in the Netherlands. Dr. Ahlin is Anthropologist of Health and Technology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), and the author of Calling Family: Digital Technologies and the Making of Transnational Care Collectives. Her recent work discusses key points for an ethnography of AI and integrating digital technologies in elder care.
Programme
15:30 – 16:30 Tech Talk by Tanja Ahlin16:30 – 17:00 Q&A and discussion
17:00 Drinks
Location
The event takes place on the 27th of November 2024, from 15.30-17.00, at the Universiteit voor Humanistiek, Kromme Nieuwegracht 29, 3512 HD, Utrecht, in room 1.15.Abstract: Animal Cares: Animal-shaped social robots in elder care in the Netherlands
Globally, including in the Netherlands, the number of older adults is rising. Seniors are subject to increased health risks, so this demographic shift puts considerable pressure on health and long-term care systems. This is leading welfare states to pursue innovative – often technological – solutions, such as social robots, to cater to their aging populations. By ethnographically studying animal-shaped robots in elder care, this project taps into the potential of animals for good elder care. In this presentation, I draw on examples from preliminary fieldwork to introduce an emerging research project that investigates how animals may influence the quality of elder care and could support it further.Registration
Please register for the seminar below. A limited number of seats will be available, so please register on time to secure a spot. If you have further questions, please contact Neha Miglani at N.Miglani@uvh.nl or Adrienne de Ruiter at A.deRuiter@uvh.nl.SIGN-UP
| Contactpersoon | Adrienne de Ruiter, a.deruiter@uvh.nl |
| Locatie | Kromme Nieuwegracht 29, Utrecht |
| Datum | 27-11-2024 |
| Toegankelijkheid mensen met een beperking | Ja, maar neem van tevoren even contact op met de organisatie. |