A fictional dualism model of social robots

Paula Sweeney

doi:10.1007/s10676-021-09589-9

A fictional dualism model of social robots

Paula Sweeney^* (Corresponding Author)

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In this paper I propose a Fictional Dualism model of social robots. The model helps us to understand the human emotional reaction to social robots and also acts as a guide for us in determining the significance of that emotional reaction, enabling us to better define the moral and legislative rights of social robots within our society. I propose a distinctive position that allows us to accept that robots are tools, that our emotional reaction to them can be important to their usefulness, and that this emotional reaction is not a direct indicator that robots deserve either moral consideration or rights. The positive framework of Fictional Dualism provides us with an understanding of what social robots are and with a plausible basis for our relationships with them as we bring them further into society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	465-472
Number of pages	8
Journal	Ethics and Information Technology
Volume	23
Issue number	3
Early online date	8 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-021-09589-9
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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Keywords

Social robots
Fictional dualism model
Empathy for social robots
Rights for social robots
Social robots and society
Social robots and fiction

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