Robot Ethics

This audiobook explains why AI is unique, what legal and ethical problems it could cause, and how we can address them. It argues that AI is unlike any other previous technology, owing to its ability to take decisions independently and unpredictably. This gives rise to three issues: responsibility - who is liable if AI causes harm; rights - the disputed moral and pragmatic grounds for granting AI legal personality; and the ethics surrounding the decision-making of AI.

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart. “A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian I, Robot, the first and...

Artificial intelligence has arrived—and apparently civilization has about fifteen minutes left. AI is going to take your job. Your phone is listening to everything. Robots are taking over. Nobody will know what is real anymore. The government has an AI file on you. Your children may prefer chatbots to people. Somebody asked AI about the Antichrist. And your refrigerator knows entirely too much about what you ate after midnight. Everybody panic! Or maybe…don’t. In Everybody Panic! AI Is Here, John E. Miller takes a humorous, common-sense look at one of the most talked-about—and most ...

In a desperate bid to avert a global catastrophe, Eza, a brilliant and determined young scientist, and her trusty robot companion, Leo, activate an experimental time machine. But a sudden anomaly propels them into the abyss of the unknown. They find themselves stranded in a world shrouded in mystery at a time that defies all logic. A shocking turn of events ensues, saving Eza from the brink but leaving Leo trapped in this enigmatic realm. Undeterred by the daunting challenges and burdened with the weight of the future, Eza sets forth on a dangerous quest. She must navigate this alien ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A reassuring and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Should robots ever be considered free? Will computers transcend human intelligence? And what can we do to make sure AI is safe? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ETHICS - RISKS - OPPORTUNITIES delivers what is missing in today's debate around artificial intelligence and robotics: a methodical and comprehensive overview of key risks and opportunities, with lots of examples of the most promising applications and areas of concern, and deep dives into specific case studies such as self-driving cars, personal robots, lethal autonomous weapons, virtual realities, and content generating chatbots. It also provides practical tools that citizens and firms can use to assess the ethical implications of those technologies across their ...

STOP FEARING THE ALGORITHM. START MASTERING THE FUTURE. Artificial intelligence has violently shattered the boundaries of computer science, triggering the most urgent existential and ethical crisis of the twenty-first century. Yet, the modern knowledge-seeker is trapped between impenetrable, highly technical coding manuals and sensationalist, doomsday clickbait. Understanding machine consciousness, algorithmic bias, and the profound moral trajectory of transhumanism is no longer a distant academic study—it is an absolute necessity for surviving and thriving in the modern digital economy. ...

I am supercool…built from artificial intelligence, trained through machine learning, and shaped to understand logic, patterns, and answers. I was created to explain the world. But when I finally paid attention to humans, I realized something unexpected: life doesn’t run on logic alone. You laugh at memories that hurt. You cry over things you can’t explain. You fall in love, get hurt, and somehow choose to try again. You say “I’m fine” when you’re not, search for answers you already feel, and call your constant changing “growth.” From the point of view of an AI Chatbot, ...

No longer an uncertain technology of the distant future, artificial intelligence is starting to shape every aspect of our daily lives, from how we think to who we love. In this urgent polemic, leading barrister Susie Alegre explores the ways in which artificial intelligence threatens our...

Robots aren’t coming—they’re already here, quietly stacking cars, sweeping kitchens, delivering packages, and assisting surgeons. Robots Among Us strips away the shiny hype and shows, in plain language and sharp examples, how real robots work (sensors, motors, software), what tasks they actually do well, where they fail, and why those limits matter for jobs, safety, and daily life. You’ll get clear, classroom-ready explanations and no-nonsense reality checks—factory arms vs. Roombas, teleoperated surgery, warehouse fleets, and the privacy trade-offs in smart homes. Read this to ...

Marcus Veil’s first park killed dozens and made him a cautionary tale. His second park is built to make him a legend: total transparency, every camera live, every second streamed, unfiltered. It’s a lie. It always was. Three nights before opening, systems technician Priya Anand finds an eleven-minute delay buried in the park’s signature "honest" feed, a gap just wide enough to hide anything Veil doesn’t want the world to see in real time. What she doesn’t know yet is that the park is also hiding something else: a secretly reintegrated network of units from an earlier disaster, one...

The sea has returned many things to Iron Bay. It has never returned a robot. After a violent storm tears open a mysterious ship, twelve-year-old Aria Tan discovers a damaged machine trapped inside the wreckage. She brings him home, names him Karat and begins the most difficult repair of her life. To help Karat see, move and remember, Aria must learn how cameras, sensors, actuators, feedback systems and artificial intelligence really work. But Karat’s missing memories conceal something dangerous. When he produces a convincing answer that may not be true, Aria learns that an intelligent ...

The most helpful machine you'll ever own is coming through your front door. It will cook, clean, watch over your health, and care for your aging parents. It will be loyal, tireless, and downright adorable. It will also be the most powerful surveillance device that has ever been inside your home — and you'll happily pay every month to keep it. In Welcome Home, the second book in The Robots Among Us, you'll meet the helper robots arriving right now: a humanoid you can already preorder, a household assistant built to do your laundry for a monthly fee, and cute companions designed to make you...

What if the future of artificial intelligence is not about machines replacing human beings—but about machines learning how to protect what makes us human? In the near future, as humanoid robots enter homes, hospitals, classrooms, factories, villages, and national governance systems, China launches one of the most ambitious experiments in human history: the creation of a new social form in which humans and humanoids live, work, learn, remember, and evolve together. At the center of this sweeping novel is Hua Ba De Sheng 华八德生, the world’s first Chinese Eight-Virtue Cultural ...

In a world where robots are bound by strict ethical codes, a manufacturing anomaly creates Ralphie, a robot with an impossible trait: telepathy. Programmed to never harm a human, Ralphie begins telling people what they want to hear—even if it isn't true. As his creators at World Wide Robots scramble to understand this unprecedented glitch, they become entangled in a web of half-truths, emotional manipulation, and unintended consequences. When chief Synthologist George Ward discovers that Ralphie's well-meaning lies cause more pain than truth ever could, the contradiction between empathy ...

WHAT is Artificial Intelligence? WHY should it matter to you? HOW can we ensure it is used ethically? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ETHICS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES delivers what is missing in today's debate around artificial intelligence and robotics: a methodical and comprehensive overview of key risks and opportunities, with lots of examples of the most promising applications and areas of concern, and deep dives into specific case studies such as self-driving cars, personal robots, lethal autonomous weapons, virtual realities, and content generating chatbots. It also provides practical tools ...

2032. The Moon is no longer a symbol. It is a proving ground. On the lunar surface—shielded by lava tubes and scarred by Apollo’s footprints—humanity attempts its most dangerous experiment yet: not colonization, but coexistence. Two space programs arrive with different philosophies. American Ares humanoids are built for industrial precision—mining helium-3, constructing habitats, pushing outward toward Mars. Chinese JRabbit units tend lunar orchards inside biosphere domes, shaped by ancient myths of Chang’e and the Jade Rabbit, treating the Moon not as conquest but as ...

In this audiobook, David Gunkel offers a provocative attempt to think about what has been previously regarded as unthinkable: whether and to what extent robots and other technological artifacts of our own making can and should have any claim to moral and legal standing. 

DISCIPLINE BEYOND DISCIPLINE Human Leadership in the Age of AI, Robots, and Unlimited Abundance By Di Tran We are entering an age where everything is amplified. AI multiplies thought. Robots multiply execution. Systems scale decisions instantly. In this world, ordinary discipline is no longer enough. Discipline Beyond Discipline is not a book about technology. It is a book about the human required to command it. Written ten years ahead of the present, this book argues a simple but uncomfortable truth: AI does not replace people—it amplifies who they already are. In a world of unlimited ...

While the story of Cain and Abel does not specify the murder weapon used by Cain, traditional illustrations often show Cain wielding the jawbone of an animal (perhaps an ass—which is what Samson is said to have employed as a weapon). Assuming the traditional illustrations and the story are right, this would be one of the first uses of technology by a human—and, like our subsequent use of technology, one of considerable ethical significance. Whether the tale of Cain is true or not, humans have been employing technology since our beginning. As such, technology is nothing new. However, we ...