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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I An Introduction to the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- Part II Issues and Concerns for Human–Robot Interaction
- 10 I, Robot? Legal Personality for Robots and the Android Fallacy
- 11 “Legal Being”
- 12 Robot Romance
- 13 Robot Natives
- 14 Should Social and Assistive Robots Integrated within Home- and Healthcare Services Be Universally Designed?
- 15 Regulating Emotional Artificial Intelligence in Cars
- 16 Some Critical Thoughts on Anthropomorphic Social Robot Design
- 17 A Critical Analysis of Consent in Human–Robot Interaction
- 18 Rosie Is a Rental
- 19 Bots against Bias
- Part III Ethics, Culture, and Values Impacted by Human–Robot Interactions
- Part IV Legal Challenges for Human–Robot Interaction
18 - Rosie Is a Rental
What Thriving Interactive Robotics Could Mean for Our Society
from Part II - Issues and Concerns for Human–Robot Interaction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I An Introduction to the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction
- Part II Issues and Concerns for Human–Robot Interaction
- 10 I, Robot? Legal Personality for Robots and the Android Fallacy
- 11 “Legal Being”
- 12 Robot Romance
- 13 Robot Natives
- 14 Should Social and Assistive Robots Integrated within Home- and Healthcare Services Be Universally Designed?
- 15 Regulating Emotional Artificial Intelligence in Cars
- 16 Some Critical Thoughts on Anthropomorphic Social Robot Design
- 17 A Critical Analysis of Consent in Human–Robot Interaction
- 18 Rosie Is a Rental
- 19 Bots against Bias
- Part III Ethics, Culture, and Values Impacted by Human–Robot Interactions
- Part IV Legal Challenges for Human–Robot Interaction
Summary
When the idea of a robot butler or maid started to spread, Rosie from the Jetsons became a symbol for a vision shared by many roboticists: One day, each household would have a robotic helper that takes care of our chores and keeps us company. However, when we examine the realities of robots produced for the consumer market today (from autonomous cars to social robots), we discover that realizing such a future with robots is not all that rosy for consumers. From a property law perspective, we find that most consumers will only partially own the robots they purchase. The software that gives life, functionality, and character to the robots will likely be owned by the manufacturer, who can take it all away from the purchasers just as easily as they can change subscription fees and user terms and conditions. In this chapter, we draw analogies from the automotive industry and current business trends in the consumer robotics market to underscore seven issues that stem from this precarious ownership dynamic. Reflecting on our collective journey toward “a robot in every home,” we highlight how the status quo is not only unsustainable from an environmental perspective (i.e., generation of electronic waste) but also ineffective in generating a flourishing consumer robotics market. We find that the existing roboethics and AI ethics frameworks do not sufficiently protect consumers from these issues and call on the community to critically examine the complex ethical and societal implications of deploying social robots widely.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction , pp. 341 - 361Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024