Ethics and Robotics

Dr Paul Smith discusses the human use of artificial intelligence and the ethical questions facing society.

Self-driving cars, robot prostitutes, robot soldiers, robot caregivers...these are all technologies being developed by some of the greatest scientific minds in the world.

Google's self-drive car Photo: Flickr

An artists impression of a robot solider. Photo: Flickr

Ethical questions surround the use of robot prostitutes. Photo: youtube

Nao, a social robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, a French company specializing in humanoid robots. Photo: Flickr

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