Legal vs. ethical obligations – a comment on the EPSRC’s principles for robotics
While the 2010 EPSRC principles for robotics state a set of five rules of what “should” be done, I argue they should differentiate between legal obligations and ethical demands. Only if we make this difference can we state clearly what the legal obligations already are, and what additional ethical d...
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| description | While the 2010 EPSRC principles for robotics state a set of five rules of what “should” be done, I argue they should differentiate between legal obligations and ethical demands. Only if we make this difference can we state clearly what the legal obligations already are, and what additional ethical demands we want to make. I provide suggestions how to revise the rules in this light and how to make them more structured. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2c51b17bd93481ebbb8615b1eab40462023-09-15T10:47:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupConnection Science0954-00911360-04942017-04-0129213714110.1080/09540091.2016.12765161276516Legal vs. ethical obligations – a comment on the EPSRC’s principles for roboticsVincent C. Müller0Anatolia College/ACTWhile the 2010 EPSRC principles for robotics state a set of five rules of what “should” be done, I argue they should differentiate between legal obligations and ethical demands. Only if we make this difference can we state clearly what the legal obligations already are, and what additional ethical demands we want to make. I provide suggestions how to revise the rules in this light and how to make them more structured.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2016.1276516robot ethicsrobot lawprinciples of roboticslegal obligationkiller robots |
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| title | Legal vs. ethical obligations – a comment on the EPSRC’s principles for robotics |
| title_full | Legal vs. ethical obligations – a comment on the EPSRC’s principles for robotics |
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| title_short | Legal vs. ethical obligations – a comment on the EPSRC’s principles for robotics |
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| topic | robot ethics robot law principles of robotics legal obligation killer robots |
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