Social Implications of Robots in Society

The application of rapidly advancing fields of software and hardware engineering and biotechnology to recreate life or intelligence raises ethical and social issues. There is an ethical responsibility on the part of the creator to ensure that the robot or virtual pet causes no harm. There is also the impact of new technology on society. On the one hand, replacing people with robots may reduce labour costs and contribute to unemployment in society, but new jobs in the information technology industry are created...

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This article discusses what are the consequences of involving robots in human life, especially in what reffers to labour. Robots can have a positive effect on human society, but at the same time it has collateral effects. We personally think, that robots will gain "life" if we let them too, as long as we know that robots are just robots, and not human beings. After all robots are a human invention. We also think that robots should have a purpose, what is the use of making a robot just becuase?...They should be able to perform certain tasks, and stick to that. More importantly they should always follow the three rules of robotics. Human beings have to be concient about these inventions and always remember that robots are something we control, they should not be in control of their selfs...they should always have an off-button.