Machine Ethics: The Design and Governance of Ethical AI and Autonomous Systems

@article{Winfield2019MachineET,
  title={Machine Ethics: The Design and Governance of Ethical AI and Autonomous Systems},
  author={Alan F. T. Winfield and Katina Michael and Jeremy V. Pitt and Vanessa Evers},
  journal={Proc. IEEE},
  year={2019},
  volume={107},
  pages={509-517}
}
The so-called fourth industrial revolution and its economic and societal implications are no longer solely an academic concern, but a matter for political as well as public debate. Characterized as the convergence of robotics, AI, autonomous systems and information technology – or cyberphysical systems – the fourth industrial revolution was the focus of the World Economic Forum, at Davos, in 2016 [1] . Also in 2016 the US White House initiated a series of public workshops on artificial… 
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