Robot ethics vs Robot Rights: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human factors, Moral and ethical aspects, Robots
Robot ethics
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is…
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Robot Rights
A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots.We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Robot Rights is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Robot ethics.
- Robot Rights has the widest readership — 67 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Robot ethics | Robot Rights | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (58) | 3.9 (67) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Robot ethics | Robot Rights | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 58 | 67 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Citations | — | 402 |
| Want to read | 319 | 281 |
| Reading it now | 15 | 12 |
| Written reviews | 9 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 384 | — |
| Pages | 400 | 256 |