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Case of the Killer Rpbot
| Title | Case of the Killer Rpbot |
| Publication Type | Case Study |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Epstein, Richard G. |
| Publisher | National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Abstract | A synopsis and index of the documents in the Case of the Killer Robot, a detailed hypothetical scenario that combines elements of software engineering and computer ethics. The case consists of several FICTIONAL newspaper articles. When a robot operator is killed when the arm of the assembly robot he was controlling began to swing wildly, the programmer who wrote the faulty code is charged with manslaughter. |
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