Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
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DOI：
10.1007/s10676-010-9234-6
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Sharkey, Noel
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作者：
Sharkey, Amanda;Sharkey, Noel
社会上老年人的比例越来越大，加上最近机器人技术的进步，使得机器人在老年人护理方面的应用越来越有可能。我们概述了机器人应用领域的发展，以帮助老年人和他们的照顾者，监测他们的健康和安全，并为他们提供陪伴。尽管可能有好处，但我们提出并讨论了六个主要的伦理问题，这些问题与：(1)人类接触数量的潜在减少；(2)物化感和失控感增加；(3)丧失隐私；（四）丧失人身自由的；（五）欺骗和幼稚化；(6)老年人应该被允许控制机器人的情况。我们通过平衡护理收益和道德成本来得出结论。如果有远见和谨慎的指导方针，机器人和机器人技术可以改善老年人的生活，减少他们的依赖，并创造更多的社会互动机会。
The growing proportion of elderly people in society, together with recent advances in robotics, makes the use of robots in elder care increasingly likely. We outline developments in the areas of robot applications for assisting the elderly and their carers, for monitoring their health and safety, and for providing them with companionship. Despite the possible benefits, we raise and discuss six main ethical concerns associated with: (1) the potential reduction in the amount of human contact; (2) an increase in the feelings of objectification and loss of control; (3) a loss of privacy; (4) a loss of personal liberty; (5) deception and infantilisation; (6) the circumstances in which elderly people should be allowed to control robots. We conclude by balancing the care benefits against the ethical costs. If introduced with foresight and careful guidelines, robots and robotic technology could improve the lives of the elderly, reducing their dependence, and creating more opportunities for social interaction.