Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The EPSRC first principle of robotics, “robots should not be designed solely or primarily to kill or harm humans, except in the interests of national security”, is challenged in detail here. Focusing on security and armed conflict, arguments are marshalled against the principle on ethical, legal, technical and security grounds. A new principle is proposed that robots should never be delegated with the decision to apply violent force to humans.
Source: Connection Science
Author: Noel Sharkey
Institution: University of Sheffield
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2606281899