The New Breed How to Think About Robots

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Publisher's Synopsis

'A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics' Irene M. Pepperberg

A bold, optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with animals, from a renowned MIT researcher

The robots are here. They make our cars, they deliver fast food, they mine the sea floor. And in the near-future their presence will increasingly enter our homes and workplaces - making human-robot interaction a frequent, everyday occurrence. What will this future look like? What will define the relationship between humans and robots?

Here Kate Darling, a world-renowned expert in robot ethics, shows that in order to understand the new robot world, we must first move beyond the idea that this technology will be something like us. Instead, she argues, we should look to our relationship with animals. Just as we have harnessed the power of animals to aid us in war and work, so too will robots supplement - rather than replace - our own skills and abilities.

A deeply original analysis of our technological future and the ethical dilemmas that await us, The New Breed explains how the treatment of machines can reveal a new understanding of our own history, our own systems and how we relate - not just to non-humans, but also to each other.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141988641
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 629.8924019
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 250g
Height: 129mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 26mm