How should we conceive of social robots? Some sceptics think they are little more than tools and should be treated as such. Some are more bullish on their potential to attain full moral status. Is there some middle ground? In this episode, I talk to Paula Sweeney about this possibility. Paula defends a position she calls 'fictional dualism' about social robots. This allows us to relate to social robots in creative, human-like ways, without necessarily ascribing them moral status or rights. Paula is a philosopher based in the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She has a background in the philosophy of language (which we talk about a bit) but has recently turned her attentio n to applied ethics of technology. She is currently writing a book about social robots.
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92 - The Ethics of Virtual Worlds
91 - Rights for Robots, Animals and Nature?
90 - The Future of Identity
89 - Is Morality All About Cooperation?
88 - The Ethics of Social Credit Systems
87 - AI and the Value Alignment Problem
86 - Are Video Games Immoral?
85 - The Internet and the Tyranny of Perceived Opinion
84 - Social Media, COVID-19 and Value Change
83 - Privacy is Power
82 - What should we do about facial recognition technology?
81 - Consumer Credit, Big Tech and AI Crime
80 - Bias, Algorithms and Criminal Justice
79 - Is There A Techno-Responsibility Gap?
78 - Humans and Robots: Ethics, Agency and Anthropomorphism
77 - Should AI be Explainable?
76 - Surveillance, Privacy and COVID-19
75 - The Vital Ethical Contexts of Coronavirus
74 - How to Understand COVID 19
73 - The Ethics of Healthcare Prioritisation during COVID 19
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