Kate Crawford is a leading researcher, academic and author who works on the social implications of data, machine learning and AI. In 2016, she co-chaired the White House symposium AI Now, and recently wrote about AI and discrimination in The New York Times. In this talk, Kate Crawford will look at the potential uses of AI and machine learning in dark times, and how we might protect ourselves and those most at risk. About SXSW: Started in 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas. SXSW's original goal was to create an event that would act as a tool for creative people and the companies they work with to develop their careers, to bring together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas.

KUKA's Austin, Texas-based software development team for web, mobile and cloud technology was recently at the internationally-renowned festival of arts and technology, SXSW, with a focus on what it means to connect robots to the cloud and harness the power in their data to make them "smarter" at what they do. In particular, for industrial robots working in factory environments, using this data to optimize operation, spot potential service issues before they arise, and feed deep learning processes is one of the foundations for the smart factories of the future.

It was one very simple sentence that won SXSW this year: "We explore, or we expire," said astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is of course known for the Apollo 11 mission and being one of the first two humans to land on the moon. He was talking about further space travel and the push for us to become a two planet species by also inhabiting Mars. But in its simplest form, that same sentiment could be turned to business today and the need for new ways of thinking in order to survive. The interesting thing is historically that's exactly what SXSW has always been about – innovation and the next big thing. Yet for 2017, there weren't any launches like the Twitter, Foursquare or Meerkat debuts of the past to write home about, nor a big headline tech to particularly speak of. Instead and perhaps unsurprisingly, the focus was very heavily political with a particular zoom in on the fake news agenda and what that means for today's society.

The sheer scale of SXSW can be overwhelming for those looking for guidance on the next big thing. I went to Austin with one mission in mind: to zero in on conversational interfaces. It follows promising work by early adopters such as Activision, Burberry, and H&M, which proved the early promise of the humble chatbot. Meanwhile, voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant are shaping the connected home, providing us with fluid, intuitive access to services and products. But there's more still to come as the field develops.

Stars and innovators from music, movies and technology have descended on Austin for the SXSW Conference and Festivals, which kicked off Friday and runs through March 19. This weekend, the event played host to the car of the future, a big rally and a speech from the former vice president of the United States. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, yet he is just as worried about the rise of fake news and massive hacks as the rest of us. Berners-Lee's concerns were the topic of several panels at SXSW that zeroed in on the future of the Internet. Berners-Lee said he believes these issues must be confronted "in order for the web to fulfill its true potential as a tool which serves all of humanity."

Scott Shackford, introduces panel members during the Get A Warrant: The 4th Amendment and Digital Data panel during SXSW. Stars and innovators from music, movies and technology have descended on Austin for the SXSW Conference and Festivals, which kicked off Friday and runs through March 19. This weekend, the event played host to the car of the future, a big rally and a speech from the former vice president of the United States. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, yet he is just as worried about the rise of fake news and massive hacks as the rest of us. Although he did not attend this year, Berners-Lee's concerns were the topic of several panels at SXSW that zeroed in on the future of the Internet.

Ever since Steamboat Willie, the iconic animated clip from 1928 featuring a mouse that would later become Mickey, Disney has had a proud record of innovating with new technology. It's rare that the company delves too far into how the "magic" - as they call it - works. Their logic is a magic trick doesn't get better if you know how it's done. On Saturday, Disney - quite uncharacteristically - gave us a bit of an insight into how they plan to use technology to bring their much-loved brand of storytelling to new forms, by using robotics and artificial intelligence. Jon Snoddy, the company's senior Vice President for research and development, explained how soon you'll be able to interact with story-telling robots at Disney parks.

Every year in March the tech world descends upon our humble little hometown here in Austin for SXSW. The conference, and corresponding festival, is undoubtedly one of the tentpole events for the tech industry, one in which agendas are set, trends are initiated, and the "next big thing" gets launched. The real reason that SXSW is so influential, though, is that it's not simply tech companies talking to other tech companies, as is the case at many other conferences. SXSW brings a cross-industry perspective, where tech intersects with everything from government and global brands to sports and fashion, and, of course, music and film. One of the biggest tech trends shaping up at this year's SXSW is bots.

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South by Southwest has unveiled its list of featured speakers for the upcoming fest, which includes the cast of Veep, Seth Rogen and exec producers of AMC's, Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkrik, John Cena, and more. The fest, which runs from March 10-19, will feature discussions from fields in tech, film, music, television, business, literature, government and journalism. Check out the list below. Jessica Shortall (Social Impact) – Jessica is the Managing Director of Texas Competes, a coalition of more than 1,200 Texas companies making the data-driven case for Texas to be welcoming to LGBTQ people. This business-oriented voice has become a national model.