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Editorial: Should Robots Have Standing? The Moral and Legal Status of Social Robots

David J. Gunkel, Anne Gerdes, Mark Coeckelbergh

Year
2022
Citations
6
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Abstract

In a proposal issued by the European Parliament The very idea sparked controversy, and it has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance. Underlying this disagreement, however, is an important moral/legal question: When (if ever) would it be necessary for robots, AI, or other socially interactive, autonomous systems to be provided with some level of moral and/or legal standing?

Keywords

RobotRoboticsArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceFront (military)Future of roboticsSocial intelligenceEngineering ethicsHuman–computer interactionPsychology

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