C-3PO – Social Robot Futures

Why Science Needs Fiction

February 28, 2014 / AI, Asimov, Breazeal, C-3PO, David Levy, Discussion, Fiction, Her, Kismet, Nietzsche, R2-D2, Science Fiction, Wall-E

–Introducing the Social Robot Futures website By Teresa Heffernan Scientists working in artificial intelligence and robotics often comment on the inspiration they draw from fiction. Yet what role do literature and film play when it comes to questions about the future of the industry, social policy, and ethics? Social Robot Futures is a place that […]

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