Robot Transparency, Trust and Utility

Robert H Wortham, Andreas Theodorou, Joanna J Bryson

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Abstract

As robot reasoning becomes more complex, debugging
becomes increasingly hard based solely on observable behaviour,
even for robot designers and technical specialists. Similarly, nonspecialist
users find it hard to create useful mental models of robot
reasoning solely from observed behaviour. The EPSRC Principles of
Robotics mandate that our artefacts should be transparent, but what
does this mean in practice, and how does transparency affect both
trust and utility? We investigate this relationship in the literature and
find it to be complex, particularly in non industrial environments
where transparency may have a wider range of effects on trust and
utility depending on the application and purpose of the robot. We
outline our programme of research to support our assertion that it is
nevertheless possible to create transparent agents that are emotionally
engaging despite having a transparent machine nature.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2016
EventAISB Workshop on Principles of Robotics - University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK United Kingdom
Duration: 4 Apr 20164 Apr 2016
http://www.sheffieldrobotics.ac.uk/aisb-workshop-por/

Workshop

WorkshopAISB Workshop on Principles of Robotics
Country/TerritoryUK United Kingdom
CitySheffield
Period4/04/164/04/16
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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • ai
  • robot
  • robotics
  • roboethics
  • ethics
  • transparency

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