Robotics (62)
Find narratives by ethical themes or by technologies.
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- Silicon Angle
- 2019
Artificial Companions assist developmentally disabled kids based on the principle that humans can indeed form emotional connections with nonhuman objects. In fact, it is not exceedingly difficult for robots to read or mirror human emotions, which could have positive implications in workplace or educational settings.
- Silicon Angle
- 2019
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- Silicon Angle
- 2019
Empathic AI mirrors human emotions to help autistic children
Artificial Companions assist developmentally disabled kids based on the principle that humans can indeed form emotional connections with nonhuman objects. In fact, it is not exceedingly difficult for robots to read or mirror human emotions, which could have positive implications in workplace or educational settings.
Is it possible to develop an emotional connection with a robotic companion? How can robotic company improve behaviour? How does it compare to human company?
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- MIT Media Lab
- 2019
Using personal robots to help children learn can be more effective when robots exhibit relational habits, such as mirroring kids’ pitch. Potential positive narrative of children and personal robots/artificial intelligence.
- MIT Media Lab
- 2019
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- MIT Media Lab
- 2019
Kids’ relationships and learning with social robots
Using personal robots to help children learn can be more effective when robots exhibit relational habits, such as mirroring kids’ pitch. Potential positive narrative of children and personal robots/artificial intelligence.
Should we create robots that can act as peers to younger children? Are there drawbacks, such as isolation from true human contact, that may arise from building robot peers that so effectively mirror human traits?
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- Science Daily
- 2019
New Robots could help elderly adults over 85 live independently in smart homes, rather than relying on nursing homes or health assistants for care. While these robots are still in the testing phase, they have so far been rated favorably.
- Science Daily
- 2019
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- Science Daily
- 2019
Smart Home Tests First Elder Care Robot
New Robots could help elderly adults over 85 live independently in smart homes, rather than relying on nursing homes or health assistants for care. While these robots are still in the testing phase, they have so far been rated favorably.
What are the dangers of robots doing previously-human jobs, such as care-giving? What is needed to trust robots to take care of loved ones?
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- Mad Scientist Laboratory
- 2018
The combination of the profit motive for tech companies and the vague language of non-binding ehtical agreements for coders means that there must be a higher regulation for ethical deployment and use of technology. Argues that there must be clear demarcations between what is considered real and human versus fake and virtual. Digital technologies should be regulated in a manner similar to other technologies, such as guns, cars, or nuclear weapons.
- Mad Scientist Laboratory
- 2018
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- Mad Scientist Laboratory
- 2018
Man Machine Rules
The combination of the profit motive for tech companies and the vague language of non-binding ehtical agreements for coders means that there must be a higher regulation for ethical deployment and use of technology. Argues that there must be clear demarcations between what is considered real and human versus fake and virtual. Digital technologies should be regulated in a manner similar to other technologies, such as guns, cars, or nuclear weapons.
How do we ensure the ethical use of AI by digital tech giants? Should there be an equivalent of the hippocratic oath for development of digital technology? How would you imagine something like this being put in place? Are the man-machine rules laid out at the end of the article realistic?
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- The Atlantic
- 2019
A book proposes we let robots do all of Earth’s physical labor, creating a world where virtually all human needs are met, in this new ideology called Fully Automated Luxury Communism, or FALC. This is modeled after certain fictions such as Star Trek.
- The Atlantic
- 2019
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- The Atlantic
- 2019
Give Us Fully Automated Luxury Communism
A book proposes we let robots do all of Earth’s physical labor, creating a world where virtually all human needs are met, in this new ideology called Fully Automated Luxury Communism, or FALC. This is modeled after certain fictions such as Star Trek.
Do you think the FALC ideology is tangibly possible? Which potential problems do you see in its implementation? If robots become advanced enough to become what are essentially human actors, can they be expected to complete all of the world’s labor without compensation?
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
Autonomous vehicles could be subject to hacks by adversarial machine-learning, possibly perpetrated by out-of-work truck/Uber drivers and “adversarial machine learning”. The fact that vehicle algorithms can already be fairly easily tricked also raises concerns.
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
Hackers Are the Real Obstacle for Self-Driving Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles could be subject to hacks by adversarial machine-learning, possibly perpetrated by out-of-work truck/Uber drivers and “adversarial machine learning”. The fact that vehicle algorithms can already be fairly easily tricked also raises concerns.
Had you considered this big obstacle in self-driving? How would this risk impact the business of self-driving vehicles? What are the consequences of companies not fully understanding the machine algorithms that they use? Should we use self-driving vehicles when this threat stands?