The need for ethical principles and guidelines in social robots

Van Maris, A; Zook, N; Studley, M; Dogramadzi, S

Abstract

This paper stresses the importance of establishing ethical principles regarding possible (psychological) effects of interactions with (social) robots. It highlights existing principles and standards regarding artificial intelligence systems and robots, and why these are not fully applicable to social robots yet. Lastly, it provides suggestions on how to establish ethical human-robot interactions.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards (4th Edition)
• Start Date: Jul 29, 2019
• End Date: Jul 30, 2019
• Acceptance Date: May 16, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 30, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2021
• Series Title: Artificial Intelligence, Robots and Ethics. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards
• Book Title: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.13180/icres.2019.29-30.07.006
• Keywords: Social Robot; Ethics; Principles; Standards; Human-Robot Interac- tion
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7229350
• Publisher URL: https://clawar.org/conference-proceedings/icres-conference/icres-2019-proceedings/