Preventing antisocial robots: A pathway to artificial empathy.

Journal: Science robotics
Published Date: Jul 12, 2023

Abstract

Given the accelerating powers of artificial intelligence (AI), we must equip artificial agents and robots with empathy to prevent harmful and irreversible decisions. Current approaches to artificial empathy focus on its cognitive or performative processes, overlooking affect, and thus promote sociopathic behaviors. Artificially vulnerable, fully empathic AI is necessary to prevent sociopathic robots and protect human welfare.

Authors

  • Leonardo Christov-Moore
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Nicco Reggente
    Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Anthony Vaccaro
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Felix Schoeller
    Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
  • Brock Pluimer
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Pamela K Douglas
    Institute for Simulation and Training, Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
  • Marco Iacoboni
    Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Kingson Man
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Antonio Damasio
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Jonas T Kaplan
    Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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