Robot Regulation

This module explores robot regulation, focusing on the legal and ethical frameworks governing the development, deployment, and operation of robotic systems. It covers safety standards, liability issues, privacy concerns, and the societal impact of robots in various industries and public spaces.

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Wachter, Sandra, Brent Mittelstadt, and Luciano Floridi. “Why a Right to Explanation of Automated Decision-Making Does Not Exist in the General Data Protection Regulation.” International Data Privacy Law 7, no. 2 (2017): 76–99.

https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipx005

Bostrom, Nick. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.

European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). “European Ethical Charter on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in judicial Systems and Their Environment.” Adopted at the 31st plenary meeting of the CEPEJ (Strasbourg): CEPEJ, December 3-4, 2018.

https://rm.coe.int/ethical-charter-en-for-publication-4-december-2018/16808f699c

Brownsword, Roger, Eloise Scotford, and Karen Yeung, eds. “Leta Jones, Meg and Jason Millar, ‘Hacking Metaphors in the Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technology: The Case of Regulating Robots.’” In The Oxford Handbook of Law, Regulation and Technology, Vol. 1. Oxford University Press, 2016.

https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199680832.001.0001

Guadamuz, Andres. “Do Androids Dream of Electric Copyright? Comparative Analysis of Originality in Artificial Intelligence Generated Works.” Intellectual Property Quarterly 2017, no. 2 (February 9, 2017): 169–86.

https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Do_androids_dream_of_electric_copyright_Comparative_analysis_of_originality_in_artificial_intelligence_generated_works/23441399/1

Independent High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence Set up by the European Commission: Set up by the European Commission. “Ethics Guidelines For Trustworthy AI,” April 8, 2019.

https://www.aepd.es/sites/default/files/2019-12/ai-ethics-guidelines.pdf

Leenes, Ronald, Erica Palmerini, Bert-Jaap Koops, Andrea Bertolini, Pericle Salvini, and Federica Lucivero. “Regulatory Challenges of Robotics: Some Guidelines for Addressing Legal and Ethical Issues.” Law, Innovation and Technology 9, no. 1 (January 2, 2017): 1–44.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17579961.2017.1304921

Calo, Ryan. “Artificial Intelligence Policy: A Roadmap.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017.

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3015350