UNIVERSITÉ PSL
From Ethics of Robotics to Ethics of Robots
By Dominique Lambert
Abstract
What should the ethics be for robotics? Dominique Lambert starts his lecture by summarizing the legal and ethical problems facing human society with the development of autonomous systems. After having given a definition for robots and robotics, Lambert continues with the description of the different types of interactions between humans and machines. He then evokes essays and laws on robotics and recalls some of the philosophical points of view on responsibility. As a conclusion, Lambert proposes an ethical guideline for the future development of robotics.
Summary
00:00:40 – A. More and more quasi-autonomous systems
00:01:00 – B. Legal and ethical problems addressed by autonomous systems
00:07:30 – C. Ethics of quasi-autonomous systems: a new phenomenon
00:08:10 – 1. What is a robot?
00:08:25 – 1.1. Definition by Karel Capek
00:08:30 – 1.2. A machine that senses, thinks and acts
00:19:50 – 2. Classification of interactions between humans and machines
00:20:20 – 2.1. Humans in the loop
00:21:30 – 2.2. Humans on the loop
00:30:00 – 2.3. Humans out of the loop
00:33:30 – 3. Ethics of research in robotics
00:34:05 – 3.1. Droit des robots by Alain and Jérémy Bensoussan
00:34:23 – 3.2. Project report at the European Parliament by Mady Delvaux
00:38:10 – 3.3. Philosophical points of view on responsibility
00:39:00 – 3.3.1. Robotization of law
00:47:35 – 3.3.2. Robotization of finance
00:48:55 – 3.3.3. Robotization of war
