Social networks and robot companions: technology, ethics and science fiction

Information technologies have become part of our everyday lives and are increasingly acting as intermediaries in our workplaces and personal relationships or even substituting them. This growing interaction with machines poses several questions about which we have no previous experience, nor can we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Torras, Carme|||0000-0002-2933-398X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/128150
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/128150
https://dx.doi.org/10.7203/metode.9.12479
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:intelligent robots
learning (artificial intelligence)
service robots
social aspects of automation
social networks
assistive robotics
ethics
science fiction
science and humanities
Artificial intelligence
Classificació INSPEC::Automation::Robots
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica
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Sumario:Information technologies have become part of our everyday lives and are increasingly acting as intermediaries in our workplaces and personal relationships or even substituting them. This growing interaction with machines poses several questions about which we have no previous experience, nor can we reliably predict how they will influence the evolution of society. This has led to the convergence of technoscience and humanities in an ethical debate that is starting to bear fruit, not only with the setting of regulations and standards, but also with educational initiatives in university teaching, professional improvement, and the conformation of public opinion. Interestingly, science fiction often plays a prominent speculative role in highlighting the pros and cons of potential scenarios.