Comments on: Time To Update Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics?

By: Animby

Animby — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:10:12 +0000

“DANGER, Will Robinson…”

Asimov foresaw a future when autonomous robots would exist. I don’t think that time is upon us. Have any Roombas been involved in harming their owners? I know I’m not too worried I’ll wake up dead if I leave my computer on overnight.

We’ve got darned near enough to worry about right now without adding this to the mix.

By: Somebody

Somebody — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:20:57 +0000

Do you really think that the people who won’t let you own an ounce of grass or an unbroken DAT recorder are going to let you own a ROBOT?

By: soundwash

soundwash — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:44:59 +0000

ah no..those laws should have NEVER been changed.

AS SOON as you see the words “Law” or Legal(authority)” being used to “redefine” (anything) let alone robotic laws, you know
that the art of deception is in play and lawlessness will rule from that day forward.

the appearance of this article means that if those three laws where ever obeyed, from this day forward, they are now null and void -especially if our government is involved.

As was portrayed in the new Terminator Salvation movie this summer, i find it interesting that this article surfaces shortly after we get newly desnsitized and programed to the idea that autonomous robots can and will go awry and that humanity will be engaged in an endless struggle against this type
technology once we foolishly let it
loose..again.

if you think movies of this type are meant to be entertainment and nothing more, you need to brush up on the age old machinations of the Intelligence community…

More and more it is becoming apparent to those with open eyes and mind that we live in a fantasy world.. -and that which we think is fantasy, is actually the *true* reality.

very soon, time will soon tell of this fact whether your mind are open or not.

-s

By: AdmFubar

AdmFubar — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:33:23 +0000

By your command…………….

By: Somebody

Somebody — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:02:55 +0000

“may not deploy robots without a work system that meets the highest legal and professional standards of safety and ethics”

1) A robot may not transgress any municipal, state or federal law or regulation nor through inaction allow the transgression of any municipal, state or federal law or regulation.

2) A robot may not harm or kill a human being except where required by the first law.

“requires robots to respond to humans as appropriate for their roles, and assumes that robots are designed to respond to certain orders from a limited number of humans”

3) A robot must obey the commands of government officials and take action to insure that human beings obey the commands of government officials.

4) A robot must obey the commands of corporate officials and take action to insure that human beings obey the commands of corporate officials.

5) A robot must obey the commands of parental authority and take action to insure that human beings obey the commands of parental authority.

Hmmm… Actually, this is the difference between XP and Vista.

By: bill

bill — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:50:30 +0000

The ROBOTS are already more intelligent than most of congress.

to bad they ‘forgot’ (erased by $$$) the 3 laws.

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:20:20 +0000

So, basically they’re programming them to kill humans with a skin darker than their creators?

By: Micromike

Micromike — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:01:33 +0000

As #1 points out, only morons have ever thought Asimov’s 3 laws were anything but fiction. Of course, some of the first robots ever built were designed to kill human beings, and that (battlefield robotics) is still the main, profitable, thrust of robotics. Even if they are currently called remotely operated vehicles, they will soon be autonomous.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:15:52 +0000

Mr Asimov saw the day coming when robots would achive near-human levels of intelligence and super-human physical abilities and desired to avoid the smells of ozone, burned insulation, burned flesh; the sight of blood and leaking oil mingling, and the shrieks of mangled human victims and the whine of frying servo motors, all working together to ruin an afternoon at the mall’s food court.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000

Fantastic!!
i love seeing these kids do this.

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:52:53 +0000

As per the previous video, he was the one who danced in the Singing in the rain Volkswagen commmercial.

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:49:06 +0000

#6 – jayp

You’re correct.

By: jayp

jayp — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:40:04 +0000

That kid grew up- he’s named David Bernal (aka David Elsewhere) and he seems to be pretty well respected in the break dance community. I definitely recommend checking out his newer stuff.

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:13:29 +0000

Rubber man…

By: deowll

deowll — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:46:28 +0000

Most robots are merely preprogramed devices that do exactly what they are programmed to do and nothing more. They are not aware much less self aware. Current laws cover them.

The rest are doing well to function as well as a trainable insect.

The maker/trainer/programmers clearly have total liability for anything they may do.