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The book "An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI" is a work in the study of ethical issues in the field of artificial intelligence. It is an introduction to the key moral and ethical issues that arise in connection with the development of technology. The book covers not only the basic concepts of ethics and artificial intelligence but also applies them to various thought experiments. The authors provide an excellent basis for further study of the topic, leaving a variety of secondary sources.

The transition to sustainable development is a complex and long process. Climate and environmental changes that are happening to our planet are forcing us to accelerate this transition. It will allow to avoid the most dramatic scenario of a climate catastrophe, already in the second half of the 21st century. Significant reduction of energy using and other resources is an urgent need for creation  in a of architectural objects. They also became a key element  of recovery economy in the 22nd century.

The category of “learning paradigm”, approaches to the definition of this category, and the main modern paradigms of education (pedagogical, andragogical, acmeological and communicative) are considered in the article. The andragogical paradigm of guided learning and teaching, which is an important methodological basis of a person’s higher education (including technical one) at all the stages of their development is substantiated and its potential is characterized in comparison with other learning paradigms.

The article refers to the Welsh, one of nations inhabiting the area of the United Kingdom. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the specificity of Welsh nationalism, which despite strong English domination, allowed this nation to preserve its tradition, culture, language for centuries, and create a rational attempt to maintain their own identity on the British Isles. Analysis of British nationalism shows that the Welsh are most often treated as the “last in line” after Englishmen, Irishmen from North and Scots.