Robot Rights

Sunshine · 04-25-2007, 05:01 PM

http://openfordesign.msn.com/default...nemma&GT1=9268

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...

04-25-2007, 05:01 PM	#1
Sunshine Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A nice little spot in the gutter where I keep my mind Posts: 1,437	Robot Rights http://openfordesign.msn.com/default...nemma&GT1=9268 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... __________________