1. Introduction to social robotics
2. Beyond subjects and objects: Actors in hybrid societies
3. Beyond anthropomorphic interactions
4. A systemic theory of socio-symbolic organisations
5. A machine politics
6. The intersubjective dimension of human–robot interactions
7. Hybrid systems: A research agenda
Biography
Piercosma Bisconti is researcher at the Italian Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science and is founder of the company DEXAI – Artificial Ethics, and representing Italy in the standardisation processes of AI in ISO and CEN–CENELEC. His research engages with the social and ethical implications of artificial intelligence and robotics.
"This book draws on a dazzling array of conceptual resources to explore the ethical issues of integrating future artificial agents into communities in ways that may challenge the very meaning of human flourishing."
Matthew Dennis, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
