UID:
almahu_9948664541802882
Format:
1 online resource (165 p.)
Edition:
1st, New ed.
ISBN:
9783653059465
Series Statement:
Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism / Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus 7
Content:
The book takes a close look at the social dimensions of robotics. It examines some of the projects on which robotic engineers are presently working, explores the dreams and hopes connected with these undertakings and determines if there is a relation between automation and unemployment within the socio-economic system. Furthermore, it explores the possible futures generated by the development of artificial intelligence and outlines the core ideas of roboethics. Last but not least, it examines the systems of military robots, with special emphasis on the ethical issues raised by the design, construction and utilization of these systems of weaponry.
Note:
Contents: Roboethics – Technological unemployment – Unmanned systems – Industrial robots – Military robots – Domestic robots – Sex robots – Universal robots – Futurology – Scenario analysis – Sociology of technology.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783631666289
Language:
English
Subjects:
Computer Science
DOI:
10.3726/978-3-653-05946-5
URL:
https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/23969?format=EPDF
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