The New Breed: How to Think About Robots

A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics Irene M. Pepperberg Endless ink has been spilled on AI and our robot future. Just when it seems theres nothing left to be said along comes Kate Darlings book. For the first time it seems were having the conversation we ought to be having Tim OReilly A bold optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with animals from a renowned MIT researcher The robots are here. They make our cars they deliver fast food they mine the sea floor. And in the near-future their presence will increasingly enter our homes and workplaces - making human-robot interaction a frequent everyday occurrence. What will this future look like? What will define the relationship between humans and robots? Here Kate Darling a world-renowned expert in robot ethics shows that in order to understand the new robot world we must first move beyond the idea that this technology will be something like us. Instead she argues we should look to our relationship with animals. Just as we have harnessed the power of animals to aid us in war and work so too will robots supplement - rather than replace - our own skills and abilities. A deeply original analysis of our technological future and the ethical dilemmas that await us The New Breed explains how the treatment of machines can reveal a new understanding of our own history our own systems and how we relate - not just to non-humans but also to each other.