Published May 23, 2020
Kate Darling: Social Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #98
MIT's Kate Darling delves into the ethical and societal implications of social robotics, examining programming ethics, potential robot rights, and the human emotional bonds with robots, while envisioning a future where robots address loneliness without supplanting genuine human connections.

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