2024
Puzio, Anna
Not Relational Enough? Towards an Eco-Relational Approach in Robot Ethics Journal Article
In: Philosophy & Technology, vol. 37, iss. 2, pp. 45, 2024, ISBN: 2210-5441.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Ethical concepts, Non-human, properties, Relational ethics, Robot ethics, Social robots
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doi = {10.1007/s13347-024-00730-2},
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date = {2024-03-20},
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2023
Puzio, Anna
Robot, let us pray! Can and should robots have religious functions? An ethical exploration of religious robots Journal Article
In: AI & Society, 2023, ISBN: 1435-5655.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Ethics, Existential, Relegious robots, Religion, Social robots, Spirituality
@article{Puzio2023,
title = {Robot, let us pray! Can and should robots have religious functions? An ethical exploration of religious robots},
author = {Anna Puzio},
url = {https://www.esdit.nl/robot-let-us-pray/},
doi = {10.1007/s00146-023-01812-z},
isbn = {1435-5655},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-12-11},
urldate = {2023-12-11},
journal = {AI & Society},
abstract = {Considerable progress is being made in robotics, with robots being developed for many different areas of life: there are service robots, industrial robots, transport robots, medical robots, household robots, sex robots, exploration robots, military robots, and many more. As robot development advances, an intriguing question arises: should robots also encompass religious functions? Religious robots could be used in religious practices, education, discussions, and ceremonies within religious buildings. This article delves into two pivotal questions, combining perspectives from philosophy and religious studies: can and should robots have religious functions? Section 2 initiates the discourse by introducing and discussing the relationship between robots and religion. The core of the article (developed in Sects. 3 and 4) scrutinizes the fundamental questions: can robots possess religious functions, and should they? After an exhaustive discussion of the arguments, benefits, and potential objections regarding religious robots, Sect. 5 addresses the lingering ethical challenges that demand attention. Section 6 presents a discussion of the findings, outlines the limitations of this study, and ultimately responds to the dual research question. Based on the study’s results, brief criteria for the development and deployment of religious robots are proposed, serving as guidelines for future research. Section 7 concludes by offering insights into the future development of religious robots and potential avenues for further research.},
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Considerable progress is being made in robotics, with robots being developed for many different areas of life: there are service robots, industrial robots, transport robots, medical robots, household robots, sex robots, exploration robots, military robots, and many more. As robot development advances, an intriguing question arises: should robots also encompass religious functions? Religious robots could be used in religious practices, education, discussions, and ceremonies within religious buildings. This article delves into two pivotal questions, combining perspectives from philosophy and religious studies: can and should robots have religious functions? Section 2 initiates the discourse by introducing and discussing the relationship between robots and religion. The core of the article (developed in Sects. 3 and 4) scrutinizes the fundamental questions: can robots possess religious functions, and should they? After an exhaustive discussion of the arguments, benefits, and potential objections regarding religious robots, Sect. 5 addresses the lingering ethical challenges that demand attention. Section 6 presents a discussion of the findings, outlines the limitations of this study, and ultimately responds to the dual research question. Based on the study’s results, brief criteria for the development and deployment of religious robots are proposed, serving as guidelines for future research. Section 7 concludes by offering insights into the future development of religious robots and potential avenues for further research.
van de Poel, Ibo; Frank, Lily; Hermann, Julia; Hopster, Jeroen; Lenzi, Dominic; Nyholm, Sven; Taebi, Behnam; Ziliotti, Elena (Ed.)
Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies: An Introduction Book
Open Book Publishers, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Artificial intelligence, artificial wombs, Climate engineering, Social media, Social robots, Society, Technology
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title = {Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies: An Introduction},
editor = {Ibo van de Poel and Lily Frank and Julia Hermann and Jeroen Hopster and Dominic Lenzi and Sven Nyholm and Behnam Taebi and Elena Ziliotti},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0366},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-09-05},
urldate = {2023-09-05},
publisher = {Open Book Publishers},
abstract = {Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial wombs may affect notions of motherhood and birth. Some have suggested that we address global warming by engineering the climate, but how does this impact our responsibility to future generations and our relation to nature?
This book shows how technologies can be socially and conceptually disruptive and investigates how to come to terms with this disruptive potential.
Four technologies are studied: social media, social robots, climate engineering and artificial wombs. The authors highlight the disruptive potential of these technologies, and the new questions this raises. The book also discusses responses to conceptual disruption, like conceptual engineering, the deliberate revision of concepts.},
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Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial wombs may affect notions of motherhood and birth. Some have suggested that we address global warming by engineering the climate, but how does this impact our responsibility to future generations and our relation to nature?
This book shows how technologies can be socially and conceptually disruptive and investigates how to come to terms with this disruptive potential.
Four technologies are studied: social media, social robots, climate engineering and artificial wombs. The authors highlight the disruptive potential of these technologies, and the new questions this raises. The book also discusses responses to conceptual disruption, like conceptual engineering, the deliberate revision of concepts.
This book shows how technologies can be socially and conceptually disruptive and investigates how to come to terms with this disruptive potential.
Four technologies are studied: social media, social robots, climate engineering and artificial wombs. The authors highlight the disruptive potential of these technologies, and the new questions this raises. The book also discusses responses to conceptual disruption, like conceptual engineering, the deliberate revision of concepts.
2022
Dennis, Matthew
Social robots and digital well-being: how to design future artificial agents Journal Article
In: Mind & Society, vol. 21, iss. 1, pp. 37-50, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Digital well-being, Disembodiment, Embodiment, Social robots
@article{Dennis2022b,
title = {Social robots and digital well-being: how to design future artificial agents},
author = {Matthew Dennis},
doi = {10.1007/s11299-021-00281-5},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-06-01},
urldate = {2022-06-01},
journal = {Mind & Society},
volume = {21},
issue = {1},
pages = {37-50},
keywords = {Digital well-being, Disembodiment, Embodiment, Social robots},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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