“[m]ost people’s conception of what a robot is appears to be largely based on the way robots are depicted in fiction” + “robots in fiction are largely presented as independent, autonomous actors that have a ‘mind of their own’, with a humanoid or anthropomorphic appearance” (Harbers, Peeters, and Neerincx 2017, 20).
autonomy
Autonomy is an “intrinsically human term”: it is…
Umwelt
Uexküll’s concept of Umwelt proposes that every species…
sociotechnical blindness
“Absence of discussion of the role played…
Frankenstein Complex
“Frankenstein complex” is Isaac Asimov’s concept for…
electronic brain metaphor
“The ‘electronic brain’ has proven to…
Large Technical System
The conception of AI as a…
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