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Michael Anderson, an associate professor of computer science
at the University of Hartford and his wife Susan Anderson, professor emeritus
of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, have teamed up with some of
their students in hopes of building an ethical robot.
By working with a robot named Nao, the team is conducting
three projects focused on medical ethics. The main project is to have Nao
remind patients when it's time to take their medication(s). Nao has to remind
patients in an ethical way based-on a three-factor decision process that
determines what good comes from the patient taking the medication, that harm
that the patient could experience if they don't take it, and respect for the
patients autonomy.
If a patient refuses to take a low noncompliance medication
like a painkiller, the robot should back-off. However, if patients would be at
serious risk without taking the medication, the robot may insist on compliance
or report the refusal to a human overseer.
Do you see a future for robots like Nao in the medical
industry?
Source: The
Boston Globe
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