Ethical Implications of In-Home Robots

Explore the ethical implications of in-home robots in this conference talk from BSidesLV 2016. Delve into topics such as robot personality, credentials, autonomous agents, and human-computer interaction. Examine the concept of robot responsibility, empathy, and rapport-building. Analyze the potential for abuse of authority, compromised systems, and robot persuasiveness. Discuss the role of robots in customer service, ethics boards, and security concerns. Investigate case studies involving robot hotels, in-home privacy, elderly care, robot mediators, and medical robots. Consider network implications, gender representation in robotics, and levels of adoption. Reflect on the human element and the question of whether irrational behavior should be programmed into robots.