Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots

Catherine Menon; Silvio Carta; Frank  Foerster; Patrick Holthaus

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-41962-1_4

Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots

Catherine Menon, Silvio Carta, Frank Foerster, Patrick Holthaus

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In order for society to fully realise the potential benefits offered by assistive robots, a number of ethical challenges must firstly be addressed. Crucially, it is important to enhance public understanding of the ways in which societal ethics can be used to formulate and guide the preferred behaviours of the serobots, particularly in scenarios which are ethically complex. Furthermore, it is also important to ensure that the voices of end users are heard, and their input used in the development process. In this paper we present EETAS, a methodology for using structured workshops to improve public understanding of assistive robot ethical complexities. We also present DEETAS, a further digital-based and design-centric methodology for engaging potential end-users who may be reluctant to take part in collaborative workshops. In support of these two methodologies we present the findings of an initial pilot study and usability study, showing an indicative trend that these processes are effective in engaging users and enhancing public understanding of the ethical complexities inherent in assistive robots.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Andreas Holzinger, Hugo Plácido da Silva, Hugo Plácido da Silva, Jean Vanderdonckt, Larry Constantine
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	71-94
Number of pages	24
Volume	1882
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-41962-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-41961-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41962-1_4
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2023
Event	6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Valletta, Malta Duration: 27 Oct 2022 → 28 Oct 2022 Conference number: 6

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	1882 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications
Abbreviated title	CHIRA 2022
Country/Territory	Malta
City	Valletta
Period	27/10/22 → 28/10/22

Keywords

Assistive robots
design
ethics
Design
Ethics

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Menon, C., Carta, S., Foerster, F., & Holthaus, P. (2023). Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots. In A. Holzinger, H. P. da Silva, H. P. da Silva, J. Vanderdonckt, & L. Constantine (Eds.), Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers (Vol. 1882, pp. 71-94). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1882 CCIS). Springer Nature . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41962-1_4

Menon, Catherine ; Carta, Silvio ; Foerster, Frank et al. / Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Andreas Holzinger ; Hugo Plácido da Silva ; Hugo Plácido da Silva ; Jean Vanderdonckt ; Larry Constantine. Vol. 1882 Springer Nature , 2023. pp. 71-94 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Menon, C, Carta, S, Foerster, F & Holthaus, P 2023, Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots. in A Holzinger, HP da Silva, HP da Silva, J Vanderdonckt & L Constantine (eds), Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers. vol. 1882, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1882 CCIS, Springer Nature , pp. 71-94, 6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications
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Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots. / Menon, Catherine; Carta, Silvio; Foerster, Frank et al.
Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Andreas Holzinger; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Jean Vanderdonckt; Larry Constantine. Vol. 1882 Springer Nature , 2023. p. 71-94 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1882 CCIS).

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Menon C, Carta S, Foerster F , Holthaus P. Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots. In Holzinger A, da Silva HP, da Silva HP, Vanderdonckt J, Constantine L, editors, Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - 5th International Conference, CHIRA 2021, and 6th International Conference, CHIRA 2022, Revised Selected Papers. Vol. 1882. Springer Nature . 2023. p. 71-94. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). Epub 2023 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-41962-1_4

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