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Comment by Alan F. T. Winfield
Professor of Robot Ethics, UWE Bristol
Robots should be fitted with an "ethical black box" to keep track of their decisions and enable them to explain their actions when accidents happen.
AI Verified
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(2017)
7mo ago
Policy proposals and claims
Verification History
AI Verified
Verified via web search. The quote about robots being fitted with an 'ethical black box' is from Alan Winfield's 2017 research (with Marina Jirotka) covered in the Guardian. The substance of his proposal — that robots should record decisions to enable explanation and accountability — is confirmed. Vote 'for' aligns with statement 'Require AI systems above a capability threshold to be interpretable' since Winfield's ethical black box concept directly supports interpretability/explainability. Year 2017 is older than 2025 but this seminal proposal underlies his consistent ongoing advocacy (he later chaired IEEE Standard 7001-2021 on Transparency of Autonomous Systems). Source URL on theguardian.com is blocked from WebFetch but content was confirmed via WebSearch.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 14d ago
replying to Alan F. T. Winfield