Annotated Bibliography

Tristan Garcia

ENC2135

Works Cited

Borenstein, Jason. "Computing Ethics: Work Life in the Robotic Age." Communications of the ACM, vol. 53, no. 7, 2010., pp. 30-31.

This source is one that specifically focused on the impact of robots in our society’s workforce. It goes back and forth between pro and con ideas. There is a pre-conception that goes with robots completing the jobs of humans, and how this can both do things more efficiently and relieve the dangerous and harsh jobs from ourselves. This idea is supported amongst many people and this article works to also support it but bring up the impact this could possibly have on the people who lose their jobs to a robot. I like this concept and plan to use in my paper to show how robotics could both help us work faster and better, but also cause a problem as we may no longer need people that we would have previously. It’s an interesting idea and one I want to talk more about in my paper.

Borenstein, Jason, and Ron Arkin. "Robotic Nudges: The Ethics of Engineering a More Socially just Human Being." Science & Engineering Ethics, vol. 22, no. 1, 2016., pp. 31-46.

I like this source especially because it really made me think. The focus of my paper is to write about how beneficial the future of robotics will be for us as a society, and as we learn how to apply technology in better ways than we do now. But with that comes ethics, which I have continually found to be a questionable factor in the development of artificial intelligence. We haven’t fully reached the horizon of having walking robots with a human consciously everywhere, but when that comes it is very important to think about how they will be applied and what their inclusion in our society will entail. I had to include a source that discussed this very concept. This alone was very interesting, but in the grand plan of my paper it helps to understand that these ideas must be considered before we can see the full beneficial potential of futuristic robots.

Fenske, Sean. "Robotics: A 'Future' Technology for Today." Medical Design Technology, vol. 5, no. 10, 2001., pp. 4.

This article did a good job of explaining how the future of technology is very bright, but as for right now we are already in that future as more and more things are created each day. It touched certain subjects like transportation, power supply, and the status of technology as of right now. I like this source over the others because of how it encompasses many different fields that interact with technology rather than just one specific one. This will allow me to refence back to this source many times, as I will be able to use it in almost any subject that I decide to talk about. I will use this source in my paper to discuss how technology will be integrated into our lives. With the future of technology being worked on every day, this distant vision of a future is slowly becoming real for all of us.

GOODELL, JEFF. "The Rise of Intelligent Machines." Rolling Stone, no. 1256, 2016., pp. 44-51.

This source was a little more informant, and mostly focused on how robots and technology impact us today and how they could potentially impact us in the future. I like this because it went over both good and bad impacts, and discussed how robots could help us make improvements in the work force, but also infringe on things like our personal life and privacy. If robots take over the workforce, what happens to us? I like the points that this brings up, and I feel that including some of these ideas in my paper will both back up my research and add to my credibility as an author if I include both sides of the argument. The premise of this source goes hand in hand with my others, and will work to prove that the future of robotics can be helpful in almost any way you can think of.

Guia, and Del Prado. "18 Artificial Intelligence Researchers Reveal the Profound Changes Coming to our Lives.", October 26, 2015, http://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-predictions-future-artificial-intelligence-2015-10/#pieter-abbeel-says-robots-will-keep-us-safer-especially-from-disasters-1.

This source was very cool to read and I feel will allow me to take many different angles on my argument. It was different than my other sources because it was found on a database, but I still find it credible and believe that each researcher’s idea of future change will come in handy when trying to prove that future of technology is one that will ease our lives instead of cause problems. There were ideas about how technology will help us discover new planets, develop implantations that are more advanced, and even prevent future disasters. It’s very interesting to see what our future could hold, and if it’s even a sliver as optimistic as that then that is something I would be looking forward to. I want to include this idea in my paper in order to further my point even more.

Howard, Courtney E. "Scientists to Develop Miniature Military Robots. (Cover Story)." Military & Aerospace Electronics, vol. 19, no. 6, 2008., pp. 1-11.

This source was self-explanatory. It covered some of the developments that are being made behind using the help of robotics in our daily warfare tactics. This source was a little different than the others because it specifically deals with an application of this technology. I wanted to use this source as an example of how the development of these robots can be beneficial to us. With less human beings on the battle field, this could dramatically decrease the amount of lives that are lost every day. I felt this was an interesting point, since the ethics behind the use of robots in daily life is debated about all the time. But since this a concept that could potentially decrease our nation’s death rates in other countries, this is a future that could become more of a reality than an idea. I plan to use this source as an argument for the ways the future of technology can be beneficial.

Jenkins, Jonathon. Interview. Edited by Tristan Garcia., 2017.

This source was from my interview with my computer fluency professor Mr. Jenkins. Although his focus is mostly on computers, he was also very aware of the new technology and provided me a lot of insight on what he personally felt was going to be important concerning our future and technology. He is a part of the community and I felt that that alone was enough to take what he was saying as credible information. He believes that things that we may be already used to, like the smartphone, computer tablet hybrids, and things like Amazon echo are just the start of a very large movement. He feels that technology will weave itself more and more into our daily lives, and I wish to include this concept along with many others as the main basis that my paper will cover.

Martinic, Gary. "Glimpses of Future Battlefield Medicine - the Proliferation of Robotic Surgeons and Unmanned Vehicles and Technologies." Journal of Military & Veterans' Health, vol. 22, no. 3, 2014., pp. 4-12.

I Plan on using this source alongside my other one about military warfare to show some of the ways these developments in robots can be helpful. This was a very interesting article because it specifically showcased the kinds of things I was looking for. With the field of medicine also being talked about with the help of robots and artificial intelligence, ideas about robotic doctors is something that has always seen farfetched to me. There are many ethical issues concerning this specifically because now it is dealing with human lives, and respect for those lives. It was very interesting to read about how robotic droids could possibly be used to transport medicine to fallen soldiers, and these advancements is what originally drew me to this topic. These developments in technology can help us significantly if we apply it in the right way.

Tonkens, Ryan. "The Case Against Robotic Warfare: A Response to Arkin." Journal of Military Ethics, vol. 11, no. 2, 2012., pp. 149-168.

In relation to my other sources, this one that contradicts some of the things I’m trying to support. I read that it’s good to read about the other side of the argument, and this was perfect as it’s an argument against using robotic warfare. As I feel that it may be beneficial, the author of this article believes that replacing our humans with robots may be good on our own lives, but the big picture was a little more complicated. It was very interesting to think how the replacement of humans could cause us to fight a war that would no longer consist of us having something to fight for. What are you fighting for when just becomes a war of who can build the bigger robot? I plan to use this source as a counter argument so I don’t seem to biased in my ideas. I understand that there is two sides to the coin, and although it may be beneficial there are some consequences that should be considered before integrating AI in our world.

Yamada, Yoji. "Safety Robot Technology in the Future." Advanced Robotics, vol. 23, no. 11, 2009., pp. 1513-1516.

I like this source because it wraps up both sides of the argument and goes back and forth between the possible risks and benefits that coincide with the development of robotics it out from a prediction at 2025 and then predictions at 2050. They believe that humanoid robots, if developed correctly and with the right morals, can help progress our society. Things like infrastructure, medicine, and daily activities can be sped up by the power of robots with abilities much greater than our own. Robots that can run 60 mph and have strength that can lift five times their own weight can be apply in many different fields of our life. I plan to use this source to both back up my claims of beneficial application while also bringing up some the risks that go with out.