As the day when self driving cars can finally be purchased draws closer, so too does the need to create a system of robot ethics for these cars’ algorithms, raising the interesting question: Who should […]
Tag: Ethics
Rise Of Humanoid Robots Creating Real Ethics Debate Around Permitted Sexual Activity
The new humanoid robot named Pepper can do many cool things. However, engaging in sexual activities is not intended to be one of them, at least according to its manufacturers. Designed by Japanese technology company […]
The United Kingdom Is Looking To Boost Their Economy By Selling Weapons To The World
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has given a huge incentive to UK-based military equipment firms to produce weapons that can be sold overseas by saying his Government would support their marketing and sales efforts. Speaking […]
As Robotic Sex Dolls Become More Human Serious Ethical Debate Rages
There is increasing debate about the ethics of using robots for sex, with one ethicist going so far as to start a campaign to ban the development of robots designed to be used for sex. […]
Email Extortion Threats, Suicide, Are The Ugly Fallout Of The Ashley Madison Data Breach
The fallout from the Ashley Madison data breach shows no signs of letting up, as in addition to having their personal information dumped onto the web, people are now reporting email extortion threats. The despair […]
Employees Love CEOs Who Do What’s Best For Them Above All Else
The results from employment site Glassdoor’s annual CEO survey are out and they show a shocking, yet perhaps unsurprising pattern: Employees don’t care what big corporations are doing to their country. At least not the […]