ethics

  • Is It Ethical to Kick a Robot Dog?

    Is It Ethical to Kick a Robot Dog?

    Last Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and did what many of us might have felt an urge to do: she gave it a solid kick in the head. After all, who hasn’t thought about lashing out at “intelligent” technologies that frustrate us…