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This researcher has an interesting theory for why robots need legal rights
Business Insider (2015)
  • Danielle Muoio
Abstract
It's inevitable that at some point down the road, humans will regularly interact with robots. Humanoid robots are being developed to do everything from working alongside astronauts in space to serving as your personal assistant. Which is why Yueh-Hsuan Weng, a research associate and co-founder of the ROBOLAW.ASIA Initiative at Peking University, says we need a set of laws that will guide how humans interact with robots. Weng is specifically advocating to give robots a special legal status called the "Third Existence," which aims to help protect robots, as well as their owners.
Keywords
  • Robot Law,
  • Robot Policy,
  • Humanoid Robots
Disciplines
Publication Date
November, 2015
Citation Information
Danielle Muoio. "This researcher has an interesting theory for why robots need legal rights" Business Insider (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/weng_yueh_hsuan/45/