In the hands of machines? The future of aged care

By R. Sparrow, L. Sparrow. Minds and Machines, 2006

593 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology

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In Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

1. Elizabeth Broadbent
2. Danaher
3. J. Parks
4. Amanda J. C. Sharkey
5. Noel E. Sharkey

In Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

1. Danaher
2. Elizabeth Broadbent
3. J. Parks
4. Amanda J. C. Sharkey
5. Noel E. Sharkey

In Social Psychology

1. Danaher
2. Elizabeth Broadbent
3. Rune Bysted
4. Kathinka Evers
5. Kristina Risom Jespersen
6. J. Parks
7. Amanda J. C. Sharkey
8. Noel E. Sharkey

Citations in the corpus

• Acceptance of Healthcare Robots for the Older Population: Review and Future Directions (2009, background): “ferior to human caring and contact [14], often human contact”
• Lifting the Burden of Women's Care Work: Should Robots Replace the “Human Touch”? (2010, background): “(Sparrow and Sparrow 2006, 151–52) Elderly women especially are likely to find themselves isolated and alienated in their neighborhoods.”
• Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly (2012, background): “However, some ethical concerns are beginning to be expressed about these developments (e.g. Sparrow and Sparrow 2006; Sharkey and Sharkey 2010a; Sharkey 2008; Wallach and Allen 2009).”
• Exploring Managerial Mechanisms that Influence Innovative Work Behaviour: Comparing private and public employees (2014, background): “In the public system, politicians address the issue of efficiency through the issue of labour cost and replacement of human labour with technology (Sparrow and Sparrow 2006).”
• Interactions With Robots: The Truths We Reveal About Ourselves (2017, background): “Some philosophers argue that this deception is unethical and may cause harm (Sparrow & Sparrow 2006).”
• The Philosophical Case for Robot Friendship (2019, background): “Sparrow and Sparrow (2006) painted a deeply dystopian picture: “[Imagine] a future aged-care facility where robots reign supreme.”
• Anthropomorphism in AI (2020, background): “…users’ emotional life and even if beneficial in some specific cases (for example, when enhancing the well-being of those who would otherwise be social outcasts) is not truly meaningful and it can only limitedly replace the richness of human interactions (Bryson 2010; Sparrow and Sparrow 2006).”