Boffins Debate Robot Rights

April 24th 2007 | General

The London Science Museum will today (Tuesday) play host to scientists debating the ethical treatment of robots. Citing the example of a military robot built by Samsung which comes complete with a machine gun, the public debate aims to outline areas in which intelligent, autonomous robots will find a use. These range from vacuuming the living room to caring for the elderly (machine gun optional).

The boffins will discuss just who is to blame if an intelligent robot kills someone – is it the designer, the manufacturer, the operator or the machine itself? They also call into question research published last year which claims that robots should be given the same rights as humans.

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Boffins Debate Robot Rights
Published in: General on 2007-04-24