To paraphrase the British comedian Peter Kay after he tasted garlic bread for the first time, autonomous ships are the future. At least, that’s what many industry participants are saying. I sometimes ...

Usually when we talk about roboethics, the field of research that deals with the moral and social implications of developing artificially intelligent machines, we’re trying to avoid dystopian ...

CWN Editor's Note: The Pontifical Academy for Life is holding a two-day workshop devoted to “Roboethics: Humans, Machines, and Health.” The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in ...

Roboethics For many centuries, humans have been both intrigued by and distrustful of devices that appear to mimic human abilities or characteristics or that usurp human functions. Like fear of the ...