Why people recommend it
Humans and Robots by Sven Nyholm is an academic exploration of the ethics, agency, and anthropomorphism surrounding modern robotics and artificial intelligence. Chris Williamson brought up the work on Modern Wisdom to examine specific real-world anecdotes detailed inside its pages, such as a robot meeting the Queen of Denmark and another receiving honorary citizenship. Williamson recommended the book to his listeners, ensuring that links to the publication were included in the episode show notes so that the audience could explore the philosophical implications of automation and robotics further. Throughout the discussion, both the host and guest engaged with the moral frameworks presented in the text, highlighting how society interacts with increasingly autonomous machines.
Who recommended it
- Chris Williamson Recommended
Chris Williamson — 4 mentions
“two other examples from your book one is a robot got to meet the queen of denmark and then another one was given honorary citizenship in china or south africa or something”
“two other examples from your book one is a robot got to meet the queen of denmark and then another one was given honorary citizenship in china or south africa or something”
“sven thank you very much for today humans and robots ethics agency and anthropomorphism will be linked in the show notes below”
“sven thank you very much for today humans and robots ethics agency and anthropomorphism will be linked in the show notes below”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and so i'm kind of exploring both options uh in in this book that we're talking about uh you know sometimes as i said the most obvious thing is to change the technology so it's better suited for humans”
“and so i'm kind of exploring both options uh in in this book that we're talking about uh you know sometimes as i said the most obvious thing is to change the technology so it's better suited for humans”
“i mean uh there is uh one person that i discuss in my book and that i'm almost become sort of friends with uh yeah over time who calls himself dave cat”
“i mean uh there is uh one person that i discuss in my book and that i'm almost become sort of friends with uh yeah over time who calls himself dave cat”