Dental anxiety (DA) can be considered as a universal phenomenon with a high prevalence
worldwide; DA and pain are also the main causes for medical emergencies in the dental …

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and
driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and …

Many recent studies (eg, IFR: International Federation of Robotics, 2016) predict that the
number of robots (industrial, service/social, intelligent/autonomous) will increase …

One of the major components of Societal Digitalization is Online social networks (OSNs).
OSNs can expose people to different popular trends in various aspects of life and alter …

Cyborg insects have been proposed for applications such as urban search and rescue.
Body-mounted energy-harvesting devices are critical for expanding the range of activity and …

This book is designed to become a foundational text for the new science of AI safety
engineering. While specific predictions regarding the consequences of an intelligence …

Abstract Machine ethics and robot rights are quickly becoming hot topics in artificial
intelligence/robotics communities. We will argue that the attempts to allow machines to make …

Ethics and ethical behaviour are the fundamental pillars of a civilised society. The focus on
ethical behaviour is indispensable in certain fields such as medicine, finance, or law. In fact …

Popular science publications in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) reveal a striking
merger between apocalyptic religious thought and scientific research. Three major elements …

Many researchers have argued that humanity will create artificial general intelligence (AGI)
within the next twenty to one hundred years. It has been suggested that AGI may inflict …