Thomas Arnold
Tufts University
26 Papers
25 Citations
Thomas Arnold is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computer science & Roboethics. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 23 publications. Previous affiliations of Thomas Arnold include Harvard University & Stanford University.
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Papers
Sacrifice One For the Good of Many?: People Apply Different Moral Norms to Human and Robot Agents
Bertram F. Malle,Matthias Scheutz,Thomas Arnold,John Voiklis,Corey Cusimano +4 more
- 02 Mar 2015
TL;DR: The first comparison of people's moral judgments about human and robot agents is reported, finding that robots, compared with human agents, were more strongly expected to take an action that sacrifices one person for the good of many (a “utilitarian” choice), and they were blamed more than their human counterparts when they did not make that choice.
The Tactile Ethics of Soft Robotics: Designing Wisely for Human–Robot Interaction
Thomas Arnold,Matthias Scheutz +1 more
TL;DR: Tactile HRI strongly suggests that soft-bodied robots balance tactile engagement against emotional manipulation, model intimacy on the bonding with a tool not with a person, and deflect users from personally and socially destructive behavior the soft bodies and surfaces could normally entice.
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The “big red button” is too late: an alternative model for the ethical evaluation of AI systems
Thomas Arnold,Matthias Scheutz +1 more
TL;DR: A continual testing approach will be far more effective, responsive, and vigilant toward a system’s learning and action in the world than an emergency button, which one might not get to push in time.
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Observing Robot Touch in Context: How Does Touch and Attitude Affect Perceptions of a Robot's Social Qualities?
Thomas Arnold,Matthias Scheutz +1 more
- 26 Feb 2018
TL;DR: The findings confirm previous empirical support for the idea of touch as enhancing social appraisals of a robot, though the extent of that positive tactile role was complicated and tempered by the survey responses’ gender effects.
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Intimacy, Bonding, and Sex Robots: Examining Empirical Results and Exploring Ethical Ramifications
Matthias Scheutz,Thomas Arnold +1 more
- 20 Oct 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the ethical questions raised by social robots: How will people be able to live with such robots, how will people treat each other as a result? Will social robots replace human beings in ways they should not?
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