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It is Time for a Robotics Law
Developments in robotics technology have given rise to a variety of discussions on the potential social, economic and cultural implications of robotics. Potential ethical problems and lack of a legal framework are giving rise to scary scenarios about robots. Should we fear artificial intelligence, or are we worrying needlessly? Will it be possible to create a new legal framework and a system of ethics to parallel the advances in robotics technology?
We talked with Professor Cem Say, Professor Levent Akın, and Professor Ethem Alpaydın of Boğaziçi University Computer Engineering Department, and Burçak Ünsal, who teaches Cyber Law at BU Department of Management and Information Systems and is a member of BU Information Systems Research Center.
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The Internet of Things will Interconnect 4 billion People by 2020
Experts from industry will be guest lecturers in a new course offered by Boğaziçi University on the Internet of Things, the rapidly growing technology that will affect all parts of life, from smart cities to various smart applications in agriculture and the healthcare sector.
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Technology is Essential for Smart Agriculture
A team of scientists from Boğaziçi University is working on a project aimed to produce climate simulations for Turkey for the years 2030 and 2050, and study the transformation of agricultural cultivation areas. We talked with Professor Gökhan Özertan of Boğaziçi University, Department of Economics, whose research involves the use of technology in agriculture and the impact of technology on productivity.
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Boğaziçi University Represents Turkey in Project Expected to Provide a Breakthrough in ALS Research: MinE
Boğaziçi University’s Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory (NDAL) is representing Turkey in Project MinE, which has brought together teams from 16 countries aiming to discover the causes of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a disease related to loss of motor neuron cells, and to develop effective treatments. Project MinE is the first, biggest, and most comprehensive research study on ALS conducted internationally, after the Human Genome Project initiated in the 1990s to identify and map human DNA. The project is expected to provide a revolutionary breakthrough in ALS research and determine the molecular causes of the disease.
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Natural Gas Production From Coal Kicks Off
