Mark Robert Anderson

Professor, Edge Hill University

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75 years on, Asimov’s 'Three Laws of Robotics' need updating

After 75 years, Isaac Asimov’s 'Three Laws of Robotics' need updating, argues Mark Robert Anderson, Professor in Computing and Information Systems, Edge Hill University.

24 Mar 2017

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日本机器人“婴儿”背后的伦理困境

受到少子化导致的人口减少的影响，为了鼓励年轻夫妻生育，日本兴起了一股开发机器人婴儿的热潮。提高生育率的方式千差万别，其背后各异的哲学思维方法则很多是基于未经证实的猜想，例如这些机器人“婴儿”究竟能否达到制作者所期望的目标。 为了理解这些方式，我们有必要探寻一下日本人努力提高人口增长率背后的原因。这一问题的基干是日本人口中失衡的老年人比重。联合国预测指出，2050年的日本...

19 Oct 2016

Emerging Technologies

Japan's robot babies: are they ethical?

Robot babies are being experimented with to encourage population growth, but are they ethical?

19 Oct 2016