Bioethics-robots in medicine Bioethics is the study of the typically controversial ethical issues emerging from new situations and possibilities brought about by advances in biology and medicine. It is also moral discernment as it relates to medical policy and practice.
The ethics of robotics, an increasingly important question in 2016. Should robots be given the same level of freedom and autonomy as humans, despite obvious risks to allowing them to do so? If Isaac Asimov’s laws of robots were applied to all robots today, then would all robots have the appropriate AI necessary to obey even the first rule: “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm”? Robots being beneficial to humans without harming us in any way should be the stated goal of robotics, but harm encompasses every possible way a robot can harm a human being whether it be mental, physical, or in some other way simply by replacing them in some way and denying them an occupation they wanted for themselves.
If a robots actions can harm human beings directly then what about indirect harm through inaction? Would a robot be able to take the right steps to prevent a crisis? Is the robots AI complex enough to allow it to? If it is not then it should not ever be put in a situation without human supervision, and enough supervisors should be on duty in order to prevent mistakes that likely would not be made by a human worker. Advances in robotics are being made constantly, and robots of some kind have been proposed in every field. After all the allure of a being who never becomes tired and can work non-stop is a powerful draw, removal of needing to pay a human counterpart to do the same job, removal of any application of labor laws to the worker as well as the risk of their fatigue or mistake as well as potentially removal of any of the risk to the human worker in dangerous jobs make robots an intriguing option.
However, the ethical perspective must be considered because despite the obvious benefits of robots over humans in many occupations, it may not always be ethical to allow robots into a field, to allow them unlimited freedom in any field they are in, or to allow them to do work that would be much better suited-for any reason-for a human then a robot. Guidelines that allow robots into fields should be in place for every occupation, and robots need to work with the appropriate level of supervision, whatever that is, at all times. Many robots today, such as military drones and manufacturing robots, currently work with this minimal level of supervision, but many others still require and likely should require more comprehensive human oversight. Deciding what level of oversight, autonomy, and responsibility a robot should receive can be a complex decision that should be made by the appropriate lawmakers. After all, whenever human life can potentially be impacted, it becomes the business of the law as well as the business of the robot suppliers, whether they are public or private.
Three fields: Bio-hacking
Bio-hacking is a field where individuals frequently implant microchips and other tech into their bodies and brains.
Two examples:
Seth Wahle: Implanted a chip directly into his hand that sends a malicious link to nearby android phones. If the link is clicked, a human operator is then able to hack the phone. Seth reports having some success with this method, and hacked a picture of himself using a compromised phone for Forbes, which wrote an article about his "ingenious" use of technology. Seth claims that he implanted he chip into himself while a petty officer for the US navy, and that he had to undergo all sorts of scans reguarly but his chip was never found. He says it would take a full body scan to find the chip.
Neil Harbisson: 34 year old Catalan "Cyborg" artist
Medical: DaVinci and Zeus surigcal systems:Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhy-DLcd_ak