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As autonomous machines like self-driving cars and search and rescue drones become part of our daily lives, the need for reliable moral frameworks grows. Ethics for Robots by Derek Leben provides a necessary method for designing and evaluating ethics algorithms for these technologies. Instead of simply trying to simulate human psychological systems, Leben argues that engineers should focus on the core problem of cooperation among self-interested organisms. By tackling the problem itself and applying lessons from moral psychology, this book offers a new way to approach machine morality. The text draws on the moral theory of John Rawls to build a foundation for how autonomous systems can navigate complex decisions. This book is an essential resource for those studying the intersection of technology and ethics. It moves beyond theoretical debate to offer a practical approach for creating machines that can function effectively within human society through cooperative algorithms.

Key Features

Provides a method for designing and evaluating ethics algorithms specifically for autonomous machines.

Explores practical applications for technologies such as self-driving cars and search and rescue drones.

Offers a unique approach by focusing on the problem of cooperation among self-interested organisms.

Uses lessons from moral psychology to help engineers build better decision-making systems.

Integrates the moral theory of John Rawls to support its arguments for machine ethics.

Moves away from simulating human psychology to focus on solving the fundamental problem of cooperation.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
23 July 2018
Listed Since
11 November 2017

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