Latest developments in the "killer robot" computer ethics scenario

Abstract

The killer robot scenario is now being used to teach courses on software engineering and computer ethics. It is also being used at several non-academic sites to teach software professionals about professionalism. It is also being used in a course on ethics (in a Department of Philosophy) and a course on global technology (in a Department of Psychology). The purpose of this paper was to introduce the scenario to a wider audience and to encourage people to consider the power of fiction in teaching ethics and values within a technical curriculum.