Episode #24 - Bryson on Why Robots Should Be Slaves

In this episode I interview Joanna Bryson. Joanna is Reader in Computer Science at the University of Bath. Joanna’s primary research interest lies in using AI to understand natural intelligence, but she is also interested in the ethics of AI and robotics, the social uses of robots, and the political and legal implications of advances in robotics. In the latter field, she is probably best known for her article, published in 2010 entitled ‘Robots Should be Slaves’. We talk about the ideas and arguments contained in that paper as well as some related issues in roboethics. You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe on Stitcher or Itunes (or RSS). Show Notes0:00 - Introduction1:10 - Robots and Moral Subjects5:15 - The Possibility of Robot Moral Subjects10:30 - Is it bad to be emotionally attached to a robot?15:22 - Robots and legal/moral responsibility19:57 - The standards for human robot commanders22:22 - Are there some contexts in which we might want to create a person-like robot?26:10 - Can we stop people from creating person-like robots?28:00 - The principles that ought to guide robot design  Relevant LinksJoanna's Homepage'Robots should be Slaves' - by JoannaA Reddit 'Ask me Anything' with JoannaThe EPSRC Principles of RoboticsInterview with David Gunkel on Robots and CyborgsInterview with Hin Yan Liu on Robots and ResponsibilityHow to plug the robot responsibility gap #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to the newsletter