BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220919T203424Z UID:9EDD2C05-232A-4941-BE3D-44289C7D9E32 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T133000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Machines are a natural progression of human developm ent. It is often by creating machines\, that man is able to accomplish som e of the most extraordinary things. The physical world around us is a mani festation of our dreams and desires and machines have always fulfilled the role of making them a reality.\n\nIn my portraits of technology\, I treat each machine as an individual. I consider my subjects to be noble and bea utiful. They are manifestations of their parsimonious engineering: form fo llowing function. However\, I do not look at a machine only in terms of th e task for which it was made\, but also consider its role as an actor on a broader technological stage. In this framing\, all machines are important \, they are all related and their most profound impact on society is colle ctive.\n\nAs a portrait painter\, I aspire to reveal the truth. My task is to capture the essence of the subject\, not the superficial. In this pres entation I will explore the essence of robot technology and discuss how pe ople and machines can work together as authentic beings\, to create the fu ture.\n\nSpeaker(s): Agnieszka Pilat\, \n\nAgenda: \n12:00 PM Introduction (Tom Coughlin)\n\n12:10 PM Talk by Agnieszka Pilat\n\n12:55 PM Questions\ n\n1:30 PM Finish\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322410 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322410 ORGANIZER:tom@tomcoughlin.com SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:What can robots teach humans about authenticity? URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322410 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Abstrac t: </strong>&nbsp\;Machines are a natural progression of human development . It is often by creating machines\, that man is able to accomplish some o f the most extraordinary things. The physical world around us is a manifes tation of our dreams and desires and machines have always fulfilled the ro le of making them a reality.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">In my portraits of technology\, I treat each machine as an individual. I cons ider my subjects to be noble and beautiful. They are manifestations of the ir parsimonious engineering: form following function. However\, I do not l ook at a machine only in terms of the task for which it was made\, but als o consider its role as an actor on a broader technological stage. In this framing\, all machines are important\, they are all related and their most profound impact on society is collective.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weig ht: 400\;">As a portrait painter\, I aspire to reveal the truth. My task i s to capture the essence of the subject\, not the superficial.&nbsp\;In th is presentation I will explore the essence of robot technology and discuss how people and machines can work together as authentic beings\, to create the future.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>12:00 PM Introduction (Tom Co ughlin)</p>\n<p>12:10 PM Talk by Agnieszka Pilat</p>\n<p>12:55 PM Question s</p>\n<p>1:30 PM Finish</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR