The seven troubles with norm-compliant robots

Bibliographic Data

ID21703304
AuthorsTom N Coggins (Delft University of Technology), Steffen Steinert (0000-0001-8784-7607, Delft University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume25
Issue2
Pages29-29
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthics and Information Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1388-1957 • E-ISSN: 1572-8439
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10676-023-09701-1
PMID37123285
OpenAlexW4367053183
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited62

Many researchers from robotics, machine ethics, and adjacent fields seem to assume that norms represent good behavior that social robots should learn to benefit their users and society. We would like to complicate this view and present seven key troubles with norm-compliant robots: (1) norm biases, (2) paternalism (3) tyrannies of the majority, (4) pluralistic ignorance, (5) paths of least resistance, (6) outdated norms, and (7) technologically-induced norm change. Because discussions of why norm-compliant robots can be problematic are noticeably absent from the robot and machine ethics literature, this paper fills an important research gap. We argue that it is critical for researchers to take these issues into account if they wish to make norm-compliant robots

Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Robot · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Mathematics · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Reinforcement Learning in Robotics · Artificial Intelligence