Social robots and the risks to reciprocity

Abstract A growing body of research can be found in which roboticists are designing for reciprocity as a key construct successful human–robot interaction (HRI). Given the centrality component our moral lives (for development and maintaining just society), this paper confronts possibility what things would look like if benchmark to achieve perceived were accomplished. Through an analysis value from care ethics tradition richness inherent is revealed: on micro-level, mutual immediate givers, macro-level, foundational society. Taking understanding into consideration, it becomes clear that HRI cannot bidirectional reciprocity; robot must deceive users believing capable reciprocating humans or deserving reciprocation humans. Moreover, social robots threatens ability willingness reciprocate human workers across Because these concerns, I suggest re-thinking goals robotics. Designing robotics should dedicated design enhance mutually those provide us with care, opposed between robot.