Social robots and the risks to reciprocity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8100770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aimee van Wynsberghe (0000-0003-4343-4178, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 479-485 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AI & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5666 • E-ISSN: 1435-5655 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00146-021-01207-y |
| OpenAlex | W3158863412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 25 |
A growing body of research can be found in which roboticists are designing for reciprocity as a key construct for successful human–robot interaction (HRI). Given the centrality of reciprocity as a component for our moral lives (for moral development and maintaining the just society), this paper confronts the possibility of what things would look like if the benchmark to achieve perceived reciprocity were accomplished. Through an analysis of the value of reciprocity from the care ethics tradition the richness of reciprocity as an inherent value is revealed: on the micro-level, as mutual care for immediate care givers, and on the macro-level, as foundational for a just society. Taking this understanding of reciprocity into consideration, it becomes clear that HRI cannot achieve this bidirectional value of reciprocity; a robot must deceive users into believing it is capable of reciprocating to humans or is deserving of reciprocation from humans. Moreover, on the macro-level, designing social robots for reciprocity threatens the ability and willingness to reciprocate to human care workers across society. Because of these concerns, I suggest re-thinking the goals of reciprocity in social robotics. Designing for reciprocity in social robotics should be dedicated to the design of robots to enhance the ability to mutually care for those that provide us with care, as opposed to designing for reciprocity between human and robot
Mobile robot · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Robot · Robot control · Social robot · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Artificial Intelligence · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |