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“We do not very well understand what justifies imposing risk on others. This partly explains the widespread and unquestioning acceptance of morally problematic traffic risks.”
Research profile
Jilles Smids is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Philosophy& Ethics group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His main area of research is applied ethics, in particular ethics of technology. He is fascinated with the problem of acceptable risk imposition: why is intentional killing almost always morally wrong, while imposing non-negligent risk of death is often considered morally permissible? His work focusses on the ethics of risk, traffic risks, the ethics of self-driving cars, the ethics of behaviour change technologies, the impact of robotization on meaningful work, blame and responsibility issues in human-robot collaboration, and robot ethics more generally.
Academic background
Jilles Smids studied Philosophy and Chemistry at Utrecht University. In 2018, he defended his PhD-thesis at the Eindhoven University of Technology. His thesis was on ethical issues of 'persuasive technology', or, behavior change technology. Currently, he works on the project "Robots in the warehouse”, which investigates how the introduction of robots into logistic warehouses might impact the meaningfulness of work and worker well-being, and related ethical issues.
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Projects
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Working ‘with’ or ‘against’ the machine? Optimizing human-robot collaboration in logistic warehouses
Smids, J., Le Blanc, P. M. & Le Blanc, P. M.
1/04/18 → 31/01/21
Project: Research direct
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Persuasive technology allocation of control, and social values
1/10/09 → 31/10/14
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Automated cars meet human drivers: responsible human-robot coordination and the ethics of mixed traffic
Nyholm, S. & Smids, J., 1 Dec 2020, In : Ethics and Information Technology. 22, 4, p. 335-344 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Can a robot be a good colleague?
Nyholm, S. & Smids, J., 1 Aug 2020, In : Science and Engineering Ethics. 26, 4, p. 2169–2188 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Danaher’s Ethical Behaviourism: An Adequate Guide to Assessing the Moral Status of a Robot?
Smids, J., 1 Oct 2020, In : Science and Engineering Ethics. 26, 5, p. 2849-2866 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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De wetenschap volgen? Nee, politieke keuzes maken! Over de Nederlandse COVID-19-aanpak en de rol van kabinet, Kamer en experts
Smids, J. & Dutilh Novaes, C., 16 Jul 2020Research output: Other contribution › Popular
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Robotisering en betekenisvol werk in distributiecentra: Bedreigingen en kansen.
Berkers, H. A., Smids, J., Nyholm, S. R. & Le Blanc, P. M., 1 Dec 2020, In : Gedrag en Organisatie. 33, 4, p. 324-347Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Press / Media
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Self-driving cars raise safety, ethical concerns
10/05/18
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment