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1Kyoto Women's University, Japan. shimodamotomu@gmail.com
Journal International De Bioethique = International Journal of Bioethics
|February 25, 2014
Summary
Creating robots with minds aims to replicate human neuro function through engineering. However, true autonomy in engineered robots is inconsistent with genuine autonomy, limiting their potential as human partners.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Background:
- The pursuit of creating robots with minds involves replicating human neuro function via engineering.
- Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have introduced self-organizing and self-emergent functions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the challenges and possibilities of engineering robots with consciousness and advanced communication skills.
- To investigate the claim that all mental activities can be recreated and controlled through engineering.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of current robotics capabilities, focusing on controllable aspects like data processing and cognitive programming.
- Review of research in AI, child cognitive development, and neuroscience to inform the development of autonomous learning systems.
- Conceptual examination of the relationship between controllability and autonomy in artificial systems.
Main Results:
- Controllable aspects in current robotics are limited to data and programming, while consciousness and communication remain challenging.
- Some researchers propose that all mental activities are engineerable and thus controllable.
- Development of AI has led to autonomous learning systems inspired by cognitive development and neuroscience.
Conclusions:
- Controllability and genuine autonomy are fundamentally inconsistent in engineered systems.
- Autonomous robots created through engineering cannot achieve true autonomy, precluding them from being authentic human partners.
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