Background Although sex toys representing human body parts are widely accepted and
normalized, human-like full-body sex dolls and sex robots have elicited highly controversial …

A service robot performs various professional services and domestic/personal services
useful for organizations and humans in many application domains. Currently, the service …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are digital technologies that will have significant
impact on the development of humanity in the near future. They have raised fundamental …

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious
philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices …

An authority on creativity introduces us to AI-powered computers that are creating art,
literature, and music that may well surpass the creations of humans. Today's computers are …

Every day, new warnings emerge about artificial intelligence rebelling against us. All the
while, a more immediate dilemma flies under the radar. Have forces been unleashed that …

The original edition of this accessible and interdisciplinary textbook was the first to consider
the ethical issues of digital media from a global perspective, introducing ethical theories from …

In this paper we discuss the social and ethical issues that arise as a result of digitization
based on six dominant technologies: Internet of Things, robotics, biometrics, persuasive …

Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the
presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on …

Science-fiction (SF) has become a reference point in the discourse on the ethics and risks
surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Thus, AI in SF—science-fictional AI—is considered …