{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,5]],"date-time":"2025-02-05T14:10:43Z","timestamp":1738764643475,"version":"3.37.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"IOS Press","isbn-type":[{"value":"9781643685670","type":"print"},{"value":"9781643685687","type":"electronic"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,4]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>In this contribution to the Robophilosophy 2024 conference, I undertake a rereading of Michael Polanyi\u2019s 1958 publication, Personal Knowledge. A particular emphasis will be placed on the examination of contemporary challenges pertaining to robotics and AI Ethics. The terms \u201cpersonal knowledge\u201d and \u201ctacit knowledge\u201d are essentially synonymous. Both concepts place emphasis on the processes of knowing, which are inherently beyond our capacity to fully articulate. This non-propositional dimension encompasses a range of abilities, including skills, expertise, imagination, and intuition. In the context of ethics, it bears resemblance to the concept of wisdom or even phronesis. In light of these considerations, I propose the following question: What is the role of personal knowledge in 21st-century social robotics? In alignment with Polanyi\u2019s perspective, this investigation aims to elucidate the interconnection between ethics and epistemology. Despite the fact that his approach is as old as the first steps taken in the field of modern AI development (the Dartmouth Conference took place in 1956), it can be argued that personal knowledge still plays a significant role in digital societies. Furthermore, social relations and their embodied traditions of tacit knowing constitute critical infrastructures of liberal democracies. In the context of digital sovereignty, social robots and AI regulatory frameworks continue to offer insights from the work of Michael Polanyi. His approach extends beyond individual wisdom, encompassing a distinct political relevance. Human bodies are fragile, yet socially shared human knowing may be even more vulnerable. It is imperative to prioritize this fragility, rather than reducing human-robot relations to the domain of AI.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/faia241540","type":"book-chapter","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,5]],"date-time":"2025-02-05T13:52:26Z","timestamp":1738763546000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["What is the Role of Personal Knowledge in Social Robotics and Its Ethics?"],"prefix":"10.3233","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6117-6585","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Funk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"RG Cooperative Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Austria"}]}],"member":"7437","container-title":["Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications","Social Robots with AI: Prospects, Risks, and Responsible Methods"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/ebooks.iospress.nl\/pdf\/doi\/10.3233\/FAIA241540","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,5]],"date-time":"2025-02-05T13:52:26Z","timestamp":1738763546000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/ebooks.iospress.nl\/doi\/10.3233\/FAIA241540"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,4]]},"ISBN":["9781643685670","9781643685687"],"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3233\/faia241540","relation":{},"ISSN":["0922-6389","1879-8314"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0922-6389","type":"print"},{"value":"1879-8314","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,4]]}}}