Creating “companions” for children: the ethics of designing esthetic features for robots
Creating “companions” for children: the ethics of designing esthetic features for robots
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为孩子创造“同伴”：为机器人设计美学特征的伦理
作者：
Yvette E. Pearson;J. Borenstein
从广义上讲，“同伴”一词包括机器人照顾者、玩伴、辅助设备和玩具，我们研究了为儿童设计同伴机器人所产生的伦理问题。我们专注于创造具有某些类型的美学特征的机器人的相对重要性和潜在的伦理影响。我们包括机器人是否应该出现或表现得像人类，以及机器人是否应该有性别的检查。在我们的估计中，这条伦理调查线甚至可以提供对现有制度的性质和适当性以及人类之间广泛接受的相互作用的洞察。
Taking the term “companion” in a broad sense to include robot caregivers, playmates, assistive devices, and toys, we examine ethical issues that emerge from designing companion robots for children. We focus on the relative importance and potential ethical implications of creating robots with certain types of esthetic features. We include an examination of whether robots ought to be made to appear or act humanlike, and whether robots should be gendered. In our estimation, this line of ethical inquiry may even provide insight into the nature and appropriateness of existing institutions and widely accepted interactions among human beings.