TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotics and artificial intelligence
T2 - Jewish ethical perspectives.
AU - Rappaport, Z. H.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In 16th Century Prague, Rabbi Loew created a Golem, a humanoid made of clay, to protect his community. When the Golem became too dangerous to his surroundings, he was dismantled. This Jewish theme illustrates some of the guiding principles in its approach to the moral dilemmas inherent in future technologies, such as artificial intelligence and robotics. Man is viewed as having received the power to improve upon creation and develop technologies to achieve them, with the proviso that appropriate safeguards are taken. Ethically, not-harming is viewed as taking precedence over promoting good. Jewish ethical thinking approaches these novel technological possibilities with a cautious optimism that mankind will derive their benefits without coming to harm.
AB - In 16th Century Prague, Rabbi Loew created a Golem, a humanoid made of clay, to protect his community. When the Golem became too dangerous to his surroundings, he was dismantled. This Jewish theme illustrates some of the guiding principles in its approach to the moral dilemmas inherent in future technologies, such as artificial intelligence and robotics. Man is viewed as having received the power to improve upon creation and develop technologies to achieve them, with the proviso that appropriate safeguards are taken. Ethically, not-harming is viewed as taking precedence over promoting good. Jewish ethical thinking approaches these novel technological possibilities with a cautious optimism that mankind will derive their benefits without coming to harm.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-211-33303-7_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-211-33303-7_2
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AN - SCOPUS:33750719439
SN - 0065-1419
VL - 98
SP - 9
EP - 12
JO - Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement
JF - Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement
ER -