SCL Technology Law Futures Forum London 26-27 June 2014

Regulating Robots Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino - Nexa Center for Internet and Society Oxford Internet Institute (Visiting Fellow)

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Human-robot interaction

The context: Humanoid robots (AI, sensors, data, cloud, physical

body) Human being (knowledge, awareness, age,

cognitive capacity, health conditions) Effects of interactions: An extensive collection of personal information Potential physical and psychological harms Related risks: Physical human-robot interaction: damages caused

by products (traditional approach) Data/sensors: data protection, surveillance

(traditional and new) Human-robot relationship: influence on user’s

behaviors (new)

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Central role played by risk assessment procedures From users to regulatory agencies Multi-stakeholder approach Co-regulation Social/ethical impact assessment Solutions by design Liability

Strict liability Mandatory insurance Liability of the owner or custodian (robots

differs from quasi-human entities or animals)

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Alessandro Mantelero http://nexa.polito.it/people/amantelero http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=318 http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero alessandro.mantelero@polito.it

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