Who Can Lie to a Robot? Roboethics and Categorical Imperative

Authors

  • Ignacio Quintanilla Navarro Comunidad de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revtechno.v3.1176

Keywords:

Roboethics, Deception, Artificial Intelligence, Objective Intelligence, Formal Ethics, Cathegorical Imperative, Empathy

Abstract

This  paper  analyzes  the  impact  of  our  new  technological  system  in  the  evolution  and  structure  of  our  ethical argumentation.Considering the possibility of the deception in the relationship human-robot, the paper discusses some of the implications  of  the  ethical  doctrines  of  Kant  and  Scheler  in  a  situation  of  human-robot  communication.  After  a  historical analysis of the relationship between technology and ethical argumentation the paper proposes an interpretation of the moral argument exposed by Kant in his essay “On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns”, published in 1979, in the context of the interaction human being-robot. The final section offers some suggestions on general roboethics.

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Published

2014-06-16

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Quintanilla Navarro, I. (2014). Who Can Lie to a Robot? Roboethics and Categorical Imperative. TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review /Revista Internacional De Tecnología, Ciencia Y Sociedad, 3(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revtechno.v3.1176

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

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Research articles

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