In 2011, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of United Kingdom jointly published a set of five ethical 'principles for designers, builders and users of robots' in the real world, along with seven 'high-level messages' intended to be conveyed, based on a September 2010 research workshop: As of 2021 they remain a ' fictional device'.
A robot may not injure humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.Īdaptations and extensions exist based upon this framework.
