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Humans making responsible decisions

Noel Sharkey talks about some of the ethical considerations that humans have to make regarding using robots.

We’ve talked about the importance of designing a robot to make responsible decisions, but what about making responsible decisions when designing robots?

In this video, Professor Noel Sharkey talks about some important ethical considerations for developing autonomous robots.

Noel is Emeritus Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at The University of Sheffield, co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control and co-founder of Responsible Robotics.

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