Robot Ethics and the Innovation Economy

This book provides an authoritative resource on the topic of intelligent robots, artificial intelligence and the ethical implications of these revolutionary innovations. It examines the moral and ethical problems that arise in relation to the development, design and use of intelligent robots, which are capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous decision-making. These problems might relate, for example, to medical robots, driverless cars, intelligent military drones, pedagogical robots, police robots, legal robots and many others.

The main question addressed in this book is how we can understand, explain and apply the concept of ethics in relation to intelligent robots and artificial intelligence. In each chapter, the author examines a different aspect of this question. The author also questions how we can ensure that intelligent robots are of service to humans and under what conditions intelligent robots could become more ethical than humans. The book employs an original approach to examining this cutting-edge research question, combining different research areas, and offers a wealth of practical relevance and real-world examples, illustrated through vivid case studies. With its jargon free approach and a dedicated chapter on relevant concepts at the end, this book is also accessible to readers without prior knowledge on intelligent robots and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

By providing a general account of this debate, and of the consequences of the innovations resulting from these trends, the book serves as an important contribution to the discussion and will find a natural readership among scholars and students of the innovation economy and those concerned with the ethical considerations arising in the wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

這本書提供了關於智能機器人、人工智能以及這些革命性創新的道德影響的權威資源。它探討了在智能機器人的開發、設計和使用中出現的道德問題，這些機器人能夠進行自主或半自主的決策。這些問題可能涉及醫療機器人、無人駕駛汽車、智能軍用無人機、教育機器人、警察機器人、法律機器人等等。

本書主要探討的問題是我們如何理解、解釋和應用倫理概念與智能機器人和人工智能的關係。在每一章中，作者都探討了這個問題的不同方面。作者還質疑我們如何確保智能機器人對人類有所幫助，以及在什麼條件下智能機器人可以比人類更具倫理道德。本書採用了一種獨特的方法來研究這個前沿研究問題，結合了不同的研究領域，並通過生動的案例研究提供了豐富的實際意義和現實世界的例子。本書以不使用專業術語的方式撰寫，並在最後專門設有一章介紹相關概念，因此即使沒有關於智能機器人和第四次工業革命的先備知識，讀者也能理解。

通過提供對這場辯論的一般描述以及這些趨勢所帶來的創新的後果，本書對討論做出了重要貢獻，並將在創新經濟學者和學生以及關注第四次工業革命後出現的倫理考慮的人中找到自然的讀者群。

Jon-Arild Johannessen is a Professor (full) in Leadership at Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway. He holds a Master of Science from Oslo University in History, and a Ph.D. from Stockholm University in Systemic Thinking. Previously, he has been professor (full) in Innovation, at Syd-Danske University, Denmark, and in Management at The Arctic University, Norway. At Bodø Graduate School of Business, Norway, he had a professorship (full) in Information Management. At Norwegian School of Management (BI) he has been professor (full) in Knowledge Management.

Jon-Arild Johannessen是挪威奧斯陸的Kristiania大學學院領導學的教授（全職）。他擁有奧斯陸大學歷史學碩士學位和斯德哥爾摩大學系統思維博士學位。此前，他曾在丹麥Syd-Danske大學擔任創新學教授（全職），並在挪威北極大學擔任管理學教授（全職）。在挪威Bodø商學研究生院，他擔任信息管理教授（全職）。在挪威管理學院（BI），他曾擔任知識管理教授（全職）。