Robot: Multiuse Tool and Ethical Agent
Assessment outcome
total 1/4 (actionability 0 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 1.5/6
Authorship & scope
The chapter clearly names Brigitte Krenn and the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence as author and issuing body.
Level 1: Academic book chapter by an individual researcher published by Springer, representing a reputable institution acting officially.
Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.
Eligibility gates
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The source is entirely about robots as autonomous agents and ethical agents.
The text directly addresses ethical and legal considerations, rights, safety, and governance frameworks like MEESTAR.
The chapter clearly names Brigitte Krenn and the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence as author and issuing body.
No notice of repeal, withdrawal, or supersession is present on the page.
Scored criteria
Actionability
0/2Level 0: Description or analysis only, offering no specific binding steps, obligations, or principles to follow.
Some of the relevant aspects must be regulated by societal and legal discussion; others may be better cared for by conceiving robots as ethically aware agents.
Authority
1/2Level 1: Academic book chapter by an individual researcher published by Springer, representing a reputable institution acting officially.
Krenn, B. (2015). Robot: Multiuse Tool and Ethical Agent. In: Trappl, R. (eds) A Construction Manual for Robots' Ethical Systems.
Currency
—computed: no publish/modified date found on the page (never guessed)