These articles are meant to introduce varied perspectives on the legal, ethical and societal complexities of AI Robotics adoption

in order to promote well-rounded debate on regulatory policy and discussions for personal in home use.

Emily Kate Genatowski Emily Kate Genatowski

Domain-Specific Models and Superintelligence Networks

Problematizing the network theory of Superintelligence based on Data Privacy, Rights and Alignment. How domain-specific models differ in training data, alignment protocols, UI and hallucinogenic reliability.

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Emily Kate Genatowski Emily Kate Genatowski

Shifting from SEO to GEO: Job Security and Innovation

Re-framing concepts of mastery in legacy fields from expertise of traditional methods to adaptability in efficiently applying emerging tools and technology, using the shift from SEO to GEO as a case study.

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Emily Kate Genatowski Emily Kate Genatowski

Global Entanglement: AI, Innovation, and Influence

A look at the global struggle for AI dominance with respect to regulatory landscapes, the battle for hardware and infrastructure, the export of regional values and constantly shifting geopolitical tensions.

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Emily Kate Genatowski Emily Kate Genatowski

Designing a Domestic Robot’s Moral Architecture

The process of calibrating an AI humanoid robot to integrate into your home necessitates a stark self-confrontation of morality in practice vs morality in theory and the balance of multiple user profiles.

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Emily Kate Genatowski Emily Kate Genatowski

Domestic Surveillance: Ambient Behavioral Data Mining

A look at the relationship between privacy, ambient data mining and the risks of data convergence from fragmented metadata to complete contextualized behavioral datasets in the age of domestic robotics.

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Forthcoming Works

The following topics are in development and are surrounding the larger themes of trust and connection, labor and domestic identity, memory and intimacy, privacy and vulnerability, household morality and family values.

  • Object Sentimentality and AI

    How would a family program their robot to understand sentimentality and attachment to objects? If it is programmed to wash dirty laundry but a late grandpa’s sweater gets washed or it is programmed to tidy but a child’s artwork is discarded- how can we properly communicate sentimentality? 

  • Household Morality, Domestic Values and AI

    Although AI Robotics will come with certain programmed aspects, each will learn about the household it is living in. How will this nuance influence the way we run our households? Will families prioritize efficiency, control, privacy or reliability? How much will a household’s moral values change each robot?

  • Time, Nostalgia and Memory

    If domestic robots store data over time, how will they change how we experience memory, nostalgia or the passing of time at home? Regarding Robotic Mortality, what happens if a robot is shut off permanently? How would the family be emotionally impacted and what can we do to prepare or mitigate?

  • The Nature of Trust and Relationships

    With AI in your home, how does the nature of human relationships and the foundation of trust change? Would there be instances of reference to the data from a household robot in divorce court or custody hearings? How does trust in AI mirror human trust and what does it mean to trust a robot?

  • AI and the Concept of Care

    With AI domestic robotics increasingly providing care like preparing meals and helping with mobility, how does that change how we identify human to human care or define care in general? How does this impact relationships and family structure from pre-robot cohabitation to robotic integration?

  • AI and the Intimacy of Space

    Does the presence of AI in intimate spaces like bedrooms or bathrooms cross boundaries or does it expand the definition of our personal worlds? How do we reconcile the physical and emotional boundaries of privacy when living with machines that observe, learn and assist? Can they override commands?

  • Domesticity and AI Personhood

    How will the robots themselves develop when in the home and how will we relate to them differently as we live alongside them? Will they gain a sense of personhood independent of their family role? Will we ascribe personhood to them and humanize them? How might personhood development play out?

  • Domestic Robotics and Household Conflict

    Could a robot being present evoke new arguments and blame? How might a robot respond to conflict when it is involved? For example: reprogramming or asking it to prioritize one family member’s tasks over another?  How will the robot pick up on subtle emotional cues and how might it react in a potential DV situation?

  • Multi generational Homes and AI Perception

    How might different generations within the same household relate to the AI and how will the AI navigate that? Children will grow up natively incorporating the robot into their lives while grandparents may be wary of issues. How will the robot be prepared to navigate a difference in comfort levels in the same home?

  • Household or Family Belonging

    If a family moves into an apartment where a robot is part of the sale by the development company and they live alongside it for years and it learns their morality and needs, can they take it with them to their next home? If not, the next family would be getting a robot who understands the house but not the family.