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Although some authors claim that deception requires intention, we argue that there can be deception in social robotics, whether or not it is intended. By focusing on the deceived rather than the deceiver, we propose that false beliefs can be created in the absence of intention. Supporting evidence is found in both human and animal examples. Instead of assuming that deception is wrong only when carried out to benefit the deceiver, we propose that deception in social robotics is wrong when it leads to harmful impacts on individuals and society. The appearance and behaviour of a robot can lead to an overestimation of its functionality or to an illusion of sentience or cognition that can promote misplaced trust and inappropriate uses such as care and companionship of the vulnerable. We consider the allocation of responsibility for harmful deception. Finally, we make the suggestion that harmful impacts could be prevented by legislation, and by the development of an assessment framework for sensitive robot applications.

Would you like to be left exclusively in the care of robots in your old age? Robots have been working in our factories, painting cars, assembling tiny components and mixing dangerous chemicals for decades. In the new era, service robots have begun working alongside humans in cleaning, medicine, farming and policing. Now robots are being given the intimate jobs of care and companionship for our elderly. Should we welcome such developments? Could a robot empathize and care for us in the way that a human could? Can we trust robots and robot manufacturers with such important and life-defining roles? Adapted from the source document.

China and the ASEAN region have risen rapidly to a position of immense economic significance in the global economy. Academics, policy makers and businesses are all keen to understand more about taxation in China and ASEAN, and this work seeks to address this key issue by providing a comprehensive overview of the many often mentioned but little understood challenges of doing business in the region. Traversing a wide range of regional issues and jurisdictions, topics covered include the role of DTAs in regional integration, the impact of social institutions on tax, corruption and its causes, economic development and taxation and the use of education in developing systems. Case studies are taken from countries such as China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Drawing on the results of these discussions, the book also sheds light on the question of whether different taxing institutions are needed in the region. Gathering together a cross-disciplinary group of eminent scholars, this work will be of great interest to all students and scholars of Asian economics, Asian finance and taxation in general.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Introduction -- 1 Background to Community Care -- Introduction -- The social care changes -- Variations within the United Kingdom -- Key objectives of government policies -- How did local authorities respond to the funding pressures? -- Healthcare changes -- The wider context -- Practice issues -- 2 Care Within the Community -- Introduction -- The response of service agencies to carers -- Factors that affect caring -- Who are the carers? -- Why people do the caring -- Caring is complex -- The tensions between a focus on carers and a focus on independent living -- Is informal care becoming 'commodified'? -- Carers and assessment -- Practice issues -- 3 The Shifting Boundaries of Community Care -- Introduction -- The independent sector -- Housing -- Benefits and insurance providers -- Social care -- Healthcare -- Shifting boundaries -- Practice issues -- 4 Care Management and Assessment -- Introduction -- A case study of care management -- Assessment within care management -- From 'needs' assessment to 'risk' assessment -- Reviews -- The experience of care management and assessment -- Case management and long-term conditions -- Practice issues -- 5 Interprofessional Issues in Community Care -- Introduction -- Background to the problems -- Partnership and integrated care -- Hospital discharge - at the 'fault line' of interprofessional working -- Mental health as an illustration of issues in interprofessional working -- Practice issues -- 6 Social Support and Community Care -- Introduction -- Social support and health outcomes -- Social capital -- Strategies for partnership -- Transitions and community care -- What is meant by network? -- The nature of the network -- Different types of network -- Working with networks in community care practice.

Les progrès technologiques peuvent permettre le développement de robots armés utilisant les ressources de l'IA pour un processus décisionnel dans l'emploi opérationnel. Il y a donc des impératifs, notamment en termes de droit international humanitaire pour que des règles précises soient mises en oeuvre, dont la place de l'homme dans l'ouverture du feu.

In Qatar between 2008 and 2011, strategic developments at governmental level were beginning to reflect a more positive understanding of mental health. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health, key stakeholders agreed to develop a strategy to reform the mental health system, while tackling stigma. This article discusses the development of the National Mental Health Strategy for Qatar, Changing Minds, Changing Lives, 2013–18, its implementation, and the findings from an independent impact evaluation carried out in 2015.

Reviewed by: Bryan Sharkey