When Robots Go Haywire, Who Picks Up The Tab? | Amias Gerety

Infinite ML with Prateek Joshi

Amias Gerety is a partner at QED Investors, a fintech-focused VC firm with $3.8 Billion under management. He was previously the Assistant Secretary at the US Department of Treasury. And he graduated from Harvard.
Amias's favorite finance book:
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (Author: Walter Bagehot)
(00:01) Introduction
(00:46) Why Do Robots Need Insurance?
(03:04) Challenges for Insurance Companies with Robot Liability
(07:34) Risks of Autonomous Robots in Industrial vs. Domestic Settings
(12:22) Cybersecurity and Hacking Risks in Robotics
(15:41) Importance and Challenge of Historical Data in Robotics Insurance
(18:52) Leveraging Telemetry Data for Risk Modeling
(22:09) Creating a Functional Insurance Market for Robotics
(26:42) Should Robots Be Independent Legal Entities?
(28:34) Should Robots Buy Their Own Insurance?
(32:30) Partnerships Between Insurers and Robotics Companies
(37:11) Regulatory Framework for Robotics Insurance
(38:57) Advice for Founders in Robotics Insurance
(40:07) Rapid Fire Round
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Where to find Amias Gerety:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amias-gerety/
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