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Monday 17 February 2014

Are Asimov's Laws able to function in a world based on greed?

Even with Asimov's Laws, would robots be hack proof? Or, what if someone hacks them, turning them into what the hackers or secret agencies want to do with them, and then make these new changes hack proof? Can we handle robots in a society that engages in war and harmful medical procedures and food systems and environmental behavior? Can robots and other technologies co-exist in a society based on greed? Will people who only care about XBOXs and McDonald's hamburgers really care about these things? If we can't follow the Golden Rule do we invent artificial beings that can? Will a publicly traded company based on profit, like Google or Microsoft save us? Will these encroaching scenarios drive a deeper wedge between God and man? Regarding the tin robots, it may be recommended to remove the 3rd Law...too much could go wrong. As of now, robots- as well as corporations- should not have the same rights as human beings. People should not be able to hide behind robots or corporations. Unfortunately, with respect to corporations, people are essentially hiding behind corporations and are able to get away with many nefarious deeds. If current corporate law and manufacturers warranties, liabilities and the like are seen as precedent, then unfortunately we will be at the mercy of not only of de-facto automatons of corporations, but automatons of corporations' who control robots, all subject to the mercy of the global marketplace which is only designed to run on human greed, needs and wants, running essentially on auto-pilot, conquering those attempting to mitigate or reduce their powers and machinations. Corporations and human technology is becoming like a giant manufactured zombie-like hammer, running amuck throughout the world where people are given the choice: work for the hammer, run from the hammer, fight the hammer, destroy the hammer, attempt to be a part of controlling the hammer, ignore the hammer and so on. This may explain why so many people are getting 'hammered'.... in it's myriad of meanings. Put on your full armor.

-Paul von Dubrovnik

see Asimov's Laws of Robotics below. You may also be interested in the following link about Google's robotics interests here:  http://www.geek.com/apps/google-could-be-the-first-company-to-implement-asimovs-three-laws-1583203/