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Susie Alegre, Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI (London: Atlantic Books, 2024), 215 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-1805461296; £12.99

  • 14-02-2025
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Susie Alegre's article delves into the alarming ways artificial intelligence (AI) is corrupting culture and undermining human rights. She argues that AI lacks moral sense and respect for human (and animal) rights, using case studies such as killer robots persuading users to commit crimes and sex robots fostering unhealthy attachments. The author also highlights the dangers of AI in criminal justice, where automation bias can lead to incorrect decisions, and in art, where AI-generated works lack true creativity. Additionally, Alegre warns about the environmental impact of AI, suggesting that it may accelerate climate catastrophe. Despite these concerns, she holds out hope for AI's potential to be purged of its infelicities.

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Title
Susie Alegre, Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI (London: Atlantic Books, 2024), 215 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-1805461296; £12.99
Author
Sabrina P. Ramet
Publication date
14-02-2025
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Human Rights Review / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 1524-8879
Electronic ISSN: 1874-6306
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-025-00735-0
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