Robotic Ethics Shahid Iqbal Tarar

Robotics and Ethics A new science or an integral part of Engineering? Actually Discipline born from Computer Science, AI, Mechanics, Physics/Maths, Electronics, Automation and control and cybernetics Specifics of Robotics –Humanity is at the threshold of replicating an intellegent and autonomous agent –Complex concepts (like learning, conciousness, decision making, freedom, emotions etc. ) may not have the same semantic meaning for humans, animals and machines

Robotics and Ethics Draws on many disciplnes like logic, neuroscience, biology, philosophy, natural history and arts. Robotics de facto unifies two cultures, science and humanities The primary precondition for Robotic ethics is the unity of these cultures

Robotics Introduction Three Laws of Robotics introduced by Isaac Asimov in 1942 –A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. –A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. –A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Later, Asimov added the Zeroth Law: –"A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm"; the rest of the laws are modified sequentially to acknowledge this.

Robots Robots are ”just machines” Robots have ethical dimensions Robots are moral agents Robots present evolution of a new species

Robotic Ethics Humanoid Artificial mind Artificial body –Benefits –Problems –Recommendations Safety Security Tracebility Indentifiability Privacy

Advanced production systems –Industrial Robotics –Adaptive robot servants and intellgent homes –Indoor Service Robots –Ubiquitous Robotics –Network Robotics (Internet Robotics, robot Ecology)

Out door Robotics (Land, Seas, Air, Space) Robotics in Health care and life quality –Surgical robots –Bio-robotics –Assistive robots –Robotics in Computation Military Robotics –Intellegent weapons –Robot Soldiers –Superhumans Education and Entertainment –Robot Toys –Educational robots

Ethics in Robotics Might be seen as consisting of –The ethical norms built into robots –The ethics of design and production of robots –The ethics of handling/use of robots