A panel of experts from World Commission’s UNESCO on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) have stated that robots’ potential for future sentience should be taken into account when considering autonomous robot use. As artificially intelligent and highly-automated robots become more commonplace, the panel warns moral considerations are likely to become an issue, with ethical regulations likely to become necessary. Robotics is currently an area with little legal regulation due to its novelty. Robots rights may have to find a place next to human rights.
A panel of experts from UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) have stated that robots’ potential for future sentience should be taken into account when considering autonomous robot use. As artificially intelligent and highly-automated robots become more commonplace, the panel warns moral considerations are likely to become an issue, with ethical regulations likely to become necessary. Robotics is currently an area with little legal regulation due to its novelty. Robots rights may have to find a place next to human rights.