A Literature Review on New Robotics: Automation from Love to War

Royakkers, Lmm Lambèr; Est, QC Rinie van

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“…In the prospect of the robotic revolution, some researchers fear the effect frequent close interactions with robots will damage their emotional and social development and may ultimate lead to attachment problems [67]. These concerns are linked to the notion of dehumanization which happens when rationalization [57] exceeds its mark leading to the creation of anti-human technological systems [59] and ultimately the de-socialization of our society when people start striving for 'perfect' relationships [72]. These concerns emphasize that a future robot society could result not only in a possible decrease of our social skills but also a reduced willingness to deal with the complexity of real human relationships.…”

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An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

Graaf

2016

Int J of Soc Robotics

130

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When people interact with socially interactive robots on a regular basis, it could be that people start developing some kind of relationship with such robots. People are able to get attached to several objects in our everyday world. However, the relationships we build with regular objects differ significantly from those we may build with socially interactive robots. In contrast to common nonhuman objects, socially interactive robots act autonomously, which increases people's expectations about its capacities. Moreover, humanrobot interactions are constructed according to the rules of human-human interaction, inviting users to interact socially with robots. This paper fosters a discussion on the ethical considerations of human-robot relationships and discusses whether these bonds between humans and robots could contribute to the good life. Research on people's interactions with and social reactions towards socially interactive robots is necessary to shape the ethical, societal and legal perspectives on these issues, and facilitates the design of responsible robotics and the successful introduction of robots into our society.

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An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

Graaf

2016

Int J of Soc Robotics

130

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“…This call has been heeded and the interdisciplinary study variously known as, Robot Ethics, Machine Ethics, or RoboEthics has come into being (Anderson & Anderson 2011;Lin et al 2012;Royakkers & van Est 2015, Royakkers & van Est 2016. In this field, scientists and scholars from various disciplines actively work together towards the responsible development of robotics (Asaro 2008;Lichoki et al 2011;Pagallo 2017).…”

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An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications

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IntroductionInformation technology has become a decisive element in modern warfare, in particular when armed forces of developed countries are involved. Modern weapon systems would not function without sophisticated computing power, but also the planning and executing of military operations in general heavily rely on information technology. In addition, armed forces, but also police, border control and civil protection organizations increasingly rely on robotic systems with growing autonomous capacities. This poses tactical and strategic, but also ethical and legal issues that are of particular relevance when procurement organizations are evaluating such systems for security applications.In order to support the evaluation of such systems from an ethical perspective, this report presents an evaluation schema for the ethical use of autonomous robotic systems in security applications, which also considers legal aspects to some degree. The focus is on two types of applications: First, systems whose purpose is not to destroy objects or to harm people (e.g. rescue robots, surveillance systems); although weaponization cannot be excluded. Second, systems that deliberately possess the capacity to harm people or destroy objects -both defensive and offensive, lethal and non-lethal systems. The cyber-domain where autonomous systems also are increasingly used (software agents, specific types of cyber weapons etc.) has been excluded from this analysis.The research that has resulted in this report outlines the most important evaluations and scientific publications that are contributing to the international debate on the regulation of autonomous systems in the security context, in particular in the case of so-called lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). The goal of the research is twofold: First, it should support the procurement of security/defense systems, e.g. to avoid reputation risks or costly assessments for systems that are ethically problematic and entail political risks. Second, the research should contribute to the international discussion on the use of autonomous systems in the security context (e.g

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“…So, with these innately superior capacities they might perform their social tasks [27] both perfectly and accurately and therefore be able to be more responsible than humans -at least in the sense of role responsibility -in so far as they are better able to perform tasks effectively. For example, Japan is experimenting with 'urban surveillance robots' that are responsible for identifying criminals and detecting unusual behaviours [25]. Bank fraud detection systems that are responsible for blocking customers' credit cards when they detect unusual purchase patterns are another example of role-responsible machines: their responsibility is to protect both the card owner and the bank's financial assets.…”

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Ethical Decision Making in Robots: Autonomy, Trust and Responsibility

Alaieri

Vellino

2016

Social Robotics

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Abstract. Autonomous robots such as self-driving cars are already able to make decisions that have ethical consequences. As such machines make increasingly complex and important decisions, we will need to know that their decisions are trustworthy and ethically justified. Hence we will need them to be able to explain the reasons for these decisions: ethical decision-making requires that decisions be explainable with reasons. We argue that for people to trust autonomous robots we need to know which ethical principles they are applying and that their application is deterministic and predictable. If a robot is a self-improving, self-learning type of robot whose choices and decisions are based on past experience, which decision it makes in any given situation may not be entirely predictable ahead of time or explainable after the fact. This combination of non-predictability and autonomy may confer a greater degree of responsibility to the machine but it also makes them harder to trust.

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A Literature Review on New Robotics: Automation from Love to War

Cited by 141 publications

References 47 publications

An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications

Ethical Decision Making in Robots: Autonomy, Trust and Responsibility

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