How much should we rely on autonomous robotics to assist human activity?
A recent news story suggested that the ever increasing use of robotic surgery is facing some concerns and is being scrutinized by the Food and Drug Administration:
https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/surgical-robot-scrutinized-fda-deaths-nightmaresarticle-1.1311447
This raises some important questions? How much should we rely on autonomous robotics to assist human activity? For this task, write a 2-3 page essay (single space font of 12 minimum) explaining your opinion on the implications of autonomous robotics use in our society. To help you with you reasoning I am providing three excellent sources:
Source 1: Robotic surgery ethics: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guglielmo_Tamburrini/publication/260402418_Ethical_Reflectio ns_on_Health_Care_Robotics/links/554bdf670cf21ed2135b7afe.pdf
Source 2: Ethical and implications of autonomous robotics (surgery and vehicles) https://verdict.justia.com/2012/11/19/autonomous-cars-and-surgical-robots
Source 3: Can robots be better humans that soldiers in a battlefield? (video) https://www.noodle.org/learn/details/126135/tedxgeorgiatech-ronald-arkin-ethics-and-lethality-inautonomous-combat-robots