Robot Ethics

Outline

Robot Ethics (2022) is a short, clear introduction to the moral questions raised by robots and artificial intelligence. Mark Coeckelbergh examines issues such as self-driving cars, care robots for the elderly, automation and jobs, military robots, and who is responsible when machines make mistakes. The book helps readers think carefully about how humans and machines should live and work together.

• Robots and artificial intelligence raise real moral questions that affect everyday life, not just distant science fiction.
• Self-driving cars force us to ask who is responsible when a machine makes a mistake.
• Care robots for the elderly raise questions about what kind of help machines should give people.
• Automation and military robots show that technology choices carry ethical consequences for jobs, safety and society.
• The central task is to think carefully about how humans and machines should live and work together.

Mark Coeckelbergh is a Belgian philosopher of technology and a professor at the University of Vienna. He is one of the leading voices on the ethics of robotics and artificial intelligence and has advised European policy makers on AI. His books include AI Ethics, Robot Ethics, and The Political Philosophy of AI.