Ethical Design and Standardization for Robot Governance
This chapter examines the use of AI ethics standardizations and ethical design frameworks for robot governance as a flexible alternative to slow legislative processes. It explores how incorporating nonbinding standards into the development of humanoid and expressive robots helps manage ethical, legal, and social implication risks without conflicting with hard laws. Through two case studies, the author demonstrates the utility of ethically aligned design and social system design frameworks in implementing legal human-robot interaction.
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Who it governs
Researchers, developers, and policymakers interested in the intersection of law, ethics, and robot governance should read this to understand nonbinding standardization approaches.
What the document contains
The text covers the challenges of regulating fast-moving AI technologies through legislation and proposes a regulatory framework relying on nonbinding AI ethics standards, ethical design, and standardization for robot governance.
The chapter does not provide binding statutory laws, direct enforcement mechanisms, or formal legislative enactments.
- Traditional legislative processes are too slow to keep pace with rapid advancements in AI-enabled robotics.
- Nonbinding and flexible AI ethics standards can help manage ethical, legal, and social implication risks in daily human-robot interactions.
- Integrating AI ethics standards into the development of humanoid and expressive robots promotes responsible innovation without conflicting with hard laws.
- Ethically aligned design and social system design frameworks help implement legal human-robot interaction.
· Introduction · Challenges to the regulation of AI-enabled technology · Nonbinding and flexible AI ethics standards · Responsible innovation and research principles · Two case studies on ethical robot design
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Accountability
0/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
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Fairness
0/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
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Human Dignity
0/5Respect for the inherent worth of persons
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Human Oversight
0/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
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Privacy
0/5Protection of personal data and private life
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Transparency
0/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
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Enforcement
0/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
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Impact Assessment
3/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
ensure that stakeholders manage ethical, legal, and social implication (ELSI) risks that are inherent in daily human–robot interactions
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