Should robots lie to us? - Alistair Isaac
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Is it ethical for robots to lie to us?  Edinburgh philosopher Alistair Isaac thinks so! He argues that robots need to be able to lie to us in order to interact better with humans. Science communications student Alex Perry talks to Dr Alistair Isaac about his recent paper published in the book Robot Ethics 2.0. Related links: Alistair Isaac: https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/alistair-isaac Gizmodo article - Why we'll eventually want our robots to deceive us:https://gizmodo.com/why-well-eventually-want-our-robots-to-deceive-us-1819114004
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