Reading Assignment #6

1. Read the IEEE Code of Ethics.

2. Read Asimov's Laws of Robotics Implications for Information Technology, which is a paper on Ethics and Robotics.

3. Look at the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology web site. Look at the ethics case studies list within this site.

4. We will discuss this in class next session. Please be prepared to talk about one such case, be it hypothetical or real. For example, what is the social impact of having robots take over the manufacturing of automobiles or clothing? Is there an environmental impact of robotics? Should autonomous robots behave ethically? Should robots be designed that may end up hurting a human, such as in tele-surgery robots? Is technology advancing too quickly such that robots are developed that may pose negative ethical, environmental and/or social consequences?