Who’s at Fault in Uber’s Fatal Collision?
With a full investigation underway, we can start to untangle the strands of responsibility—and ask what it means for the future of self-driving cars
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Apportioning Blame When Robocars Have Accidents
The death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., sparks a blame game
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Why Ethical Robots Might Not Be Such a Good Idea After All
The risks that a robot's ethics might be compromised by unscrupulous actors raise doubts over the wisdom of embedding ethical decision making in real-world safety critical robots
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Michigan’s MiDAS Unemployment System: Algorithm Alchemy Created Lead, Not Gold
A case study into how to automate false accusations of fraud for more than 34,000 unemployed people
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Court Software No Better Than Mechanical Turks at Predicting Repeat Crime
Humans who looked at just two variables performed just as well as commercial software that examined 137
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Lethal Microdrones, Dystopian Futures, and the Autonomous Weapons Debate
The future of weaponized robots requires a reasoned discussion, not scary videos
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Industry Urges United Nations to Ban Lethal Autonomous Weapons in New Open Letter
Representatives from 116 companies around the world, including Elon Musk, renew a call for the UN to ban lethal autonomous weapon systems
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Robots Could Act as Ethical Mediators Between Patients and Caregivers
Georgia Tech's robot can step in with ethical advice when a relationship gets complicated
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IEEE Global Initiative Aims to Advance Ethical Design of AI and Autonomous Systems
AI and robots have to work in a way that is beneficial to people beyond reaching functional goals and addressing technical problems
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Building Robots Without Ever Having to Say You’re Sorry
The European Parliament’s draft recommendations for governing the creation and use of robots and artificial intelligence includes rights for “smart” robots