Technoscience, Art-Robotics and Intellectual Property : Towards an Ethics of Robotics

A.Prof.Dr. Amin Elgharyeni
Bio-Technology Art
University of Gabes – Tunisia
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Key words : Science, robotic art, robot-artist, robotic society, ethics, responsibility.

Abstract 

The transition from the knowledge society to an increasingly robotic society raises a number of questions about the impact of robots on various aspects of human life. Robots are playing an increasingly important role in scientific progress, particularly in areas such as quantum physics research, chemistry, biology and engineering. Robotics, which is a combination of science, engineering and technology, has gone beyond the stage of benefiting industry alone and is now present in almost every field, including robotic art, biotech art and nano-art. In an article entitled "La Société robotisée. Ethical and Political Issues" Marie-Hélène Parizeau and Soheil Kash point out that "Collaborative robots, or cobots, designed to work collaboratively with humans, are increasingly being used in a variety of sectors, reflecting the move towards an increasingly robotic society".However, it is important to note that this transition also raises concerns about the future of work, the ethics of using robots, and the balance between automation and preserving human jobs. Therefore, although robots are playing an increasing role in a variety of fields, it is essential to consider the social and ethical implications of this development. This transition means that quantitative progress has had both a positive and negative influence on the situation of contemporary man. Against this backdrop, we might ask the following question: Does techno-scientific and artistic progress necessarily lead to ethical progress?