Should There Be Ethical Rules for Robots?
Noel Sharkey, a professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, claims in an article he published in Science Magazine that there may be risks and ethical problems related to service bot usage. He says that people who control them must be made accountable when working with children and the eldery.
"The question here is, will this lead to neglect and social exclusion? We do not know what the psychological impact will be for children to be left for long hours in the care of robots."
"I have no concern whatsoever about robots taking control. They are dumb machines with computers and sensors and do not think for themselves despite what science fiction tells us," he said. "It is the application of robots by people that concerns me and not the robots themselves."
Watch out, Professor Sharkey. We know better. ;)
Via Sidney Morning Herald
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