Raising Robots To Be Good A Practical Foray Into The Art And Science Of Machine Ethics 1st Edition Rebecca Raper by Rebecca Raper 9783031750359, 3031750357 instant download after payment.

Though the outcome of my PhD research, this book has been the culmination of 7 years intense thinking around how we might create machines with morals. I was first introduced to the topic back in 2017 when I saw a PhD advertisement to work on the topic of ‘Robots and Kindness’. Up until this point I had only studied philosophy
(I had a particular interest in logic and the philosophy of mind) and a bit of psychology, and knew I wanted to apply my experience to solving problems in Artificial Intelligence but didn’t know how. When I saw the project scope asking for a philosopher to look at how we might create kind robots, I thought the project was ambitious and crazy enough for me to try out. Little did I know that it would become such a big part of my life, and that 7 years later I would be writing up my ideas into a book, and that it would ultimately give me a whole new career in Robotics.
I was fortunate enough to be given the chance to spend my time working on this area, therefore, after completion of my PhD I decided I wanted to write a book— using the same material—but for a wide audience, so that everyone can enjoy thinking about questions in this area. Though a significant number of the later chapters represent my own thinking on how we might create moral machines, a large portion of the book is devoted to introducing those unfamiliar to the area to the concepts and language to be able to have informed conversations about it. It is my belief that science benefits from a diversity of ideas, therefore, by opening up this area to as many people as possible, science will benefit, and we can move closer (together) to solving one of society’s most pressing and interesting challenges.