ROBOTIC PERSONS: OUR FUTURE WITH SOCIAL ROBOTS - Softcover

Smith 0, 0 Joshua K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1664219749 ISBN 13: 9781664219748

Publisher: WestBow Press, 2021

Synopsis

Robotic Persons will introduce the evangelical community to the journey of Robotic Futurism and how current and forthcoming AI-driven robots will impact human value and dignity. This book will consider three key areas of robotic development and the existential risks on the horizon for humans in the fields of work, war, and sex. There are risks in the fields of work, because there is a temptation to replace human workers with automation. Current arguments for the benefit of war fighting robots posit that these robots will eliminate war and the risk of war, but there is much more to the story. Arguments for sex and companion robots proffer that they will benefit the fringe community or help those who do not have a relative to care for them, but again there are many ethical and philosophical problems with these arguments. Robotic Persons not only introduces the reader to these issues, but also gives an evangelical response to each. There is presently no evangelical work addressing these critical issues. Robotic Persons will argue that granting legal personhood to qualified robots will further prevent dehumanizing use of robots and protect human dignity and value.

About this title

About the Author

Joshua K. Smith Ph.D. (Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) uses his experience in the military, ministry, and academic world to bring together a work to help the local church think through the murky issues that face humanity in the wake of forthcoming AI-driven robots.

Edition details

• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1664219749
• ISBN 13: 9781664219748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260