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was an engineer before returning to the academic world to pursue philosophy studies at Queen’s University at Kingston, and he teaches a 3rd year undergraduate course in Robot Ethics at Carleton University.

He explains how the ethical of tech development has so far been left to engineers, and why that has to change as becomes a greater part of our everyday lives.

is a Research Specialist at the MIT Media Lab, a Fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and a Visiting Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project.

She talks to us about, anthropomorphism, robot ethics and the potential benefits technology can have for vulnerable people – also, robot dinosaurs.

is Lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of Chester.

She talks to us about the strict moral laws of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and how they can be implemented into modern tech to make devices Kosher.

is a software developer in Israel, who was approached with an unusual request – to disable most of the functions of a phone and make it Kosher.

He explains what he had to do to a standard Nokia to get it approved for use in the Ultra Orthadox community.

is an author and journalist for publications including Harper’s, Vanity Fair and the New York Times.

She wrote an article called ‘, about how the benefits her autistic son got from conversations with Siri. We catch up with both at them at home and find out how things have changed for the better, and if Judith has any reservations about the relationship between Siri and her son.

is Professor Emerita of Law and Ethics in Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

She explains how ethical guidelines were developed in Medicine, and how a similar approach could be used in the technological world.