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Ethical standards in robotics and AI

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A new generation of ethical standards in robotics and artificial intelligence is emerging as a direct response to a growing awareness of the ethical, legal and societal impacts of the fields. But what exactly are these ethical standards and how do they differ from conventional standards?

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  1. Bristol Robotics Laboratory, UWE Bristol, Bristol, UK

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  2. Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York, York, UK

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  3. Chair of the IEEE Standards Working Group P7001, Piscataway, NJ, USA

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Winfield, A. Ethical standards in robotics and AI. Nat Electron 2, 46–48 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-019-0213-6

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