Moral Dilemmas in Social Robots: An Exploratory Study for Future Research

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source of Publication

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Publication Date

7-9-2023

Abstract

This study examines the ethical issues related to technological advancements in social robots. We argue that a relationship exists between the emergence of social robots and various ethical dilemmas that may affect humans. Prior research lacks an in-depth investigation of moral preferences for using social robots to offer integrated and smart applications/services to organizations, businesses, and societies. This paper presents an exploratory study with 12 individuals from a social robot course in the Winter of 2021 online during the pandemic. We used ten short scenarios elicited through a systematic literature review process. The scenarios covered unique factors, such as monetary repercussions, emotional harm, physical threat, cyberprivacy invasion, and self-defense. The results highlight trends and counter-intuitive outcomes that provide scholars and practitioners with setting future research directions.

ISBN

978-3-031-35601-8, 978-3-031-35602-5

ISSN

1611-9743

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland

Volume

14013

First Page

189

Last Page

203

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Moral Dilemmas, Social Robots, Technology Ethics

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no

Open Access

no

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