Robot Autonomy vs. Human Autonomy: Social Robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Nature of Autonomy

Abstract Social robots are that can interact socially with humans. As social and the artificial intelligence (AI) powers them becomes more advanced, they will likely take on work roles. This has many important ethical implications. In this paper, we focus one of most central these, impacts have human autonomy. We argue that, due to their physical presence capacities, there is a strong potential for enhance autonomy as well several ways inhibit disrespect it. could improve by helping us achieve valuable ends, make authentic choices, our competencies. also harm instead leading fewer ends ourselves, less decrease competencies, vulnerable, Whether positive or negative overall depend design, regulation, use in future.