Hybrid Societies: Living with Social Robots

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Piercosma Bisconti (National Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science, Italy)

Hybrid Societies

Living with Social Robots

Piercosma Bisconti (National Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science, Italy)

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Routledge
20 February 2024

Ethics & moral philosophy; Impact of science & technology on society; Robotics; Artificial intelligence

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

This book explores how social robots and synthetic social agents will change our social systems and intersubjective relationships.

It is obvious that technology influences societies. But how, and under what conditions do these changes occur? This book provides a theoretical foundation for the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. It starts from philosophy of technology, with a focus on social robotics, to systematically explore the concept of socio- technical change. It addresses two main questions: To what extent will social robots modify our social systems? And how will human relationality be affected by human–robot interactions? The book employs resources from continental philosophy, actor–network theory, psychoanalysis, systemic theory, and constructivist cognitive theory to develop a theory of socio-technical change. It also offers a novel perspective on how we should evaluate the effectiveness of social robots, which has significant implications for how social robotics should be researched and designed.

Hybrid Societies will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of technology, AI ethics, robot ethics, and continental philosophy.

By: Piercosma Bisconti (National Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science Italy)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781032605920
ISBN 10: 1032605928
Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 20 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction to social robotics 2. Beyond subjects and objects: actors in hybrid societies 3. Beyond anthropomorphic interactions 4. A systemic theory of socio-symbolic organisations 5. A machine politics 6. The intersubjective dimension of human–robot interactions 7. Hybrid systems: a research agenda

Piercosma Bisconti is researcher at the Italian Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science and is founder of the company DEXAI – Artificial Ethics, and representing Italy in the standardisation processes of AI in ISO and CEN–CENELEC. His research engages with the social and ethical implications of artificial intelligence and robotics.

Reviews for Hybrid Societies: Living with Social Robots

"""This book draws on a dazzling array of conceptual resources to explore the ethical issues of integrating future artificial agents into communities in ways that may challenge the very meaning of human flourishing."" Matthew Dennis, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands"