The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics

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The Machine Question The Machine Question Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England David J. Gunkel © 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. MIT Press books may be purchased at special quantity discounts for business or sales promotional use. For information, please email special_sales@mitpress.mit.edu or write to Special Sales Department, The MIT Press, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. This book was set in Stone Sans and Stone Serif by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gunkel, David J. The machine question : critical perspectives on AI, robots, and ethics / David J. Gunkel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-262-01743-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Robotics—Human factors. 2. Robotics—Moral and ethical aspects. 3. Robotics— Philosophy. 4. Artificial intelligence. I. Title. TJ211.49.G86 2012 174’.9629892—dc23 2011045428 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Ann on Mother’s Day, 2011 ...