Record STMT-W2AD5F2Advisory

On the issue of formalizing the ethics of collaborative robot behavior

К вопросу о формализации этики поведения коллаборативного робота

Report State lawEastern Europe · RUin force

This academic paper examines mechanisms for enabling collaborative robots to function as moral agents, arguing that traditional logical frameworks alone cannot resolve the formalization of ethical teachings. It proposes combining utilitarianism with hedonic axiological rules and cognitive maps to model robot moral behavior based on needs, perception, and self-other comparison. The authors formulate three fundamental propositions regarding agent behavior, need significance, and behavioral justification.

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Who issued it

НИЦ «Курчатовский институт»Academic

Lead issuer

МГТУ им. Н.Э. БауманаAcademic

Co-issuer

Legal forceAdvisory

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

Researchers and academics

Researchers and academics studying robot ethics, artificial intelligence, and moral agency.

Sectors

Research and science · robotics and artificial intelligence research

What the document contains

What's covered

The paper discusses the formalization of ethical behavior for collaborative robots, exploring moral agency, utilitarianism, hedonic rules, cognitive maps, and emotional-need architectures.

What's missing

It does not provide binding regulatory obligations, legal enforcement mechanisms, or practical compliance codes for commercial robot deployment.

Key takeaways

Traditional logical schemes and non-classical logics are insufficient for fully formalizing moral teachings and robot ethics due to inherent contradictions and incompleteness.
Moral systems for agents must focus on implementing an explanatory component for behavior rather than simply evaluating actions.
The paper integrates utilitarianism with hedonic axiological rules and uses cognitive maps for qualitative analysis.
Agent behavior is driven by current needs and perception systems, alongside self-versus-other ('friend-or-foe') distinctions.

Principles it states

Behavior and action choices are determined by current pressing needs and perception system states.Moral behavior is grounded in comparing conspecifics with the self to determine a 'friend-or-foe' distinction.Moral representation schemes determine the significance of needs and justify the behavior chosen by the agent.

Issued14 December 2022

Length238 words

FormatNot recorded

3/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

заключается не только и не столько в том, чтобы определить или оценить действие (поведение) агента, а в том, чтобы реализовывать объяснительный компонент поведения

Аннотация

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

0/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

Аннотация

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

0/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

Аннотация

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

Physical AI Governancecontext

robot_ethics moral_agency collaborative_robots utilitarianism cognitive_maps