Can a robot be held responsible for its actions? Concerned by liability risks and security issues, European legislators say it’s time to take a closer look at the civilian use of robots.
Whether it’s driving cars, feeding and milking cows or performing surgery, robots are stepping up to the task and cracking into a range of markets.
Their ranks have swelled to 1.7 million in the world. But this boom bring some urgent questions. Do robots have rights? if so, what are they? What ethical principles should bind them? Can they be held liable for accidents? Now, it’s time to tackle these issues.
“The first thing is to say that you always have to tell people that robot is not a human and robot will never be a human.. Robot can show empathy but human never feel emphaty. You can be depended physically because you need robots to do some tasks but you must never seem set of robot is human entity, loves you.” Mady DELVAUX, Rapporteur S&D
They may be devoid of emotions but they are not exempt from rules if a bot causes harm, the damage should be compensated not just by the bots owner, but also its designers producers and users.
At the center of the debate are self-learning robots, designed to make decisions on their own. any European legislators have suggested mandatory insurance for these as they are less predictable than earlier generations. So far legislation on the civilian use of robots is virtually non-existent in most member states. Concerned by liability risks and security issues, European legislators say it’s time to take a closer look at the civilian use of robots..