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#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT

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Exploring Ethical Frontiers in Robotics and Space

This chapter examines the speaker's ambivalence towards space exploration juxtaposed with pressing earthly concerns, including ethical resource allocation. It also investigates the development of social robots, analyzing how their design can influence emotional engagement and ethical considerations surrounding AI. The dialogue reflects on the implications of human-like features in robots, algorithmic biases in AI, and the responsibilities that come with emotional connections to these technologies.

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