Published Jul 11, 2017
Could You Kill A Robot?
Shankar Vedantam and Kate Darling delve into the ethical complexities of human-robot relationships, examining empathy, violence, and legal implications, while exploring how naming robots influences emotional bonds and challenges our views on machine consciousness.
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