Robot Rights
 

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Am I the only one who thinks things like this are a bad idea? I see major problems with human beings trying to create things that are not only smarter then them but also faster, stronger, and do not need things like food and sleep. Even if it is successfully programmed with ethics there is still the possibility of things going very wrong. What happens if a robot programmed like this decides that humans are "unethical" most of our population has at least the potential to be dangerous at any given time. Is it really a good idea to give things AI and weapons and believe that "ethics programming" will be enough to make sure it doesn't just start killing the wrong people? Maybe I've seen too many sci-fi flicks but it just sounds like a bad idea to me...

I-robot style. We can always call in Will Smith to help us out of a jam.

You're right. Too many sci-fi movies.

You can't 'program' ethics.

Personally I agree. It isn't something so cut and dry. You can't just program something to behave ethically.

I know right? But at least when I can afford my Aibo, it won't go on the floor. >.>

The world is starting to get freaky. I'd like to stay within the matrix please.

Edit: This amused me >.>

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...oll/robots.gif

Hehehe that's great! I didn't even notice that.

They theorize if that ever happens, robots might just keep us as pets.

Personally? I wouldn't mind being a dog. You get three squares a day, they walk you, and you can smell as bad as you want. They only draw back is that they'd neuter us, unless we're show people.

Look in the mirror now. Do you think you're ugly? If so, then your robot masters probably won't let you have sex. Think about it.

yeah that is just a little bit scary, I don't think I want any robots running around that may or may not malfunction. Programming ethics...? What a concept, oh my

Speaking of robots, anyone else incredibly creeped out by this?

Hell. Yes. *shudders*

Things like this keep coming up lately... and yeah it is pretty creepy.

agh...I am disturbed now...If these things get that realistic they are going to take over and we won't know who is who.

F*** that! I've seen Terminator damn it. Yeah it's just a movie but that crap could happen we have no idea.

Yeah... the Japanese people as a whole seem not only open to doll/robot people living among them, but they don't seem creeped out in the least bit for something fake to pretend to be something real... I dabbled in this topic about a year ago. Very interesting but at the same time creepy -- not only does Japan have some of the best horror stories, they also have a fascinating, if not eerie tradition of doll-obsession and uber-perfection. There are even life-size robot/doll hookers (exquisitely crafted to resemble an ideal ethereal girl-doll-woman of your dreams) you can purchase over the internet... NOT that I went looking for them -- I found them by accident when searching for robots/androids. :dead:

I am not impressed by how real we can make dolls look. We don't make robots to replace people. They should be here to help us. Not look, act, and fulfill some artificial ideal we can't approach. They look like people, pretend to be people, but they aren't. No matter what Chobits says.

I don't think we have much to worry about for the time being...Those Japanese things are sexbots first and foremost...

We'd make great pets