Robot Ethics: What is it and why should we care?
Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street
London, ON
Robot Ethics: What is it and why should we care?
Join us for a lecture by Western alumna, Aimee van Wynsberghe -- assistant professor of ethics and technology at the University of Twente.
Robots are no longer fuel for the imagination; they are a part of our personal and professional lives and will become increasingly so in the years to come. Given the often morally charged contexts within which these robots are being placed, many researchers believe that certain robots ought to be endowed with moral reasoning capabilities. This would allow the robot to make an ethical decision on its own, without direct input from a human operator. This talk will present the domain of machine ethics; what is it and what are the consequences of creating moral machines -- focusing on the question of whether or not we should develop moral machines rather than how we might do this.
This is the second event of a three-part series on robotics we are hosting from March 15-17. See full abstract, further event details, and register to attend on our event page.
