2022 ORI Learning Hubs: Filling the Gap in Undergraduate AI Ethics Discourse
As students, we’re surrounded by the ever-growing use of technology. From social media platforms to the digitization of healthcare, we are constantly seeing the adoption of AI, without fully knowing or understanding how they impact our lives. AI has always seemed like an impenetrable field that only highly experienced industry workers and scholars
Second Roboethics Competition: What can a robot fetch for you?
ICRA 2022 just got started and this year the second Roboethics Competition will take place as part of this conference! This year, the competition received five submissions representing participants from Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States, demonstrating an increase over the single submission from last year’s competition at ROMAN 2021. We are
Should a home robot follow what the mom says? Recap of what happened at RO-MAN Roboethics Competition
On August 8th, 2021, a team of four graduate students from the University of Toronto presented their ethical design in the world’s first ever roboethics competition, the RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics to Design & Development Competition. During the competition, design teams tackled a challenging yet relatable scenario—introducing a robot helper to the household. The
RO-MAN Roboethics Competition: What is an ethical home robot to you?
So what does it mean for a robot to act ethically within a home environment? Researchers have been thinking about this question from different perspectives for the past couple of decades. Some look at the question from a labor perspective while others focus on the technology’s impact on different stakeholders. Inspired by these
RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics Competition: Bringing ethical robots into the home
In 1984, Heathkit presented HERO Jr. as the first robot that could be used in households to perform a variety of tasks, such as guarding people’s homes, setting reminders, and even playing games. Following this development, many companies launched affordable “smart robots” that could be used within the household. Some of these technologies,
AI in Healthcare: Is your solution ethics-proof?
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Public Opinion Surveys on Self-Driving Cars: A Collaboration with the Korea Transport Institute
Autonomy, Privacy and Training Open Roboethics Institute has been collaborating with the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) since 2017 to understand the public's perspective towards the implementation of semi-autonomous cars. ORI and KOTI collaborated on developing the research agenda and researchers from each institute conducted the studies in English and Korean within North America
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ORI is cooking up new projects and contents to share with you later this year. One of the projects that are keeping us busy and excited is an AI ethics assessment toolkit. It will be a free toolkit that outlines the step-by-step how-to guide to help you identify and assess ethics risks of
ORi Statement to the United Nations CCW
On Friday November 13th, AJung Moon from the Open Roboethics initiative delivered a statement at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of States Parties. So what was this meeting about? And why was ORi there? The CCW actually has a long name that is much more descriptive of what it is all about: The
Results: Should a carebot bring an alcoholic a drink? Poll says, it depends on who owns the robot
In a care scenario, a robot may have been purchased by the patient, by the doctor or hospital (which sent it home with the patient to monitor their health), or by a concerned family member who wants to monitor their relative. In the latest ORi poll we looked at people’s attitudes about whether a care
Results: How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
With the continuous increase in life expectancy and the number of people aged over 65, it is no wonder that a lot of roboticists have been discussing the use of robot as companion/caregiver for elderly. To give you a reality check, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging projected
Results: Readers optimistic about role of robots as care assistants for seniors
Developing robots that are capable of taking care of seniors is the goal of an increasing number of robotics companies. While there are many economic and social factors to encourage this trend, the ethical issues pertaining to the use of robots as caregivers requires careful consideration. Data from our latest poll suggest that readers are optimistic about the role of robots as care assistants for senior members of their families.
ORI-KOTI 2020 public opinion poll data
You can find all the necessary data files from the public opinion poll hosted by ORI and KOTI in 2020. To access the full survey click here. To access the Survey Monkey report click here. To access the folder with the raw data click here.