blog




  • Essay / Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics6: what are the causes?

    Early on, as technology began to casually integrate itself into our daily routine. A significant part of society lived in constant fear of a possible uprising from an advanced robotic regime, which we built to serve us, which would come together and enslave the entire human race. Well, probably not many people believed it, nevertheless, the scenario has been depicted in popular media for several decades. This iconic list of nefarious antagonists includes HAL 90001, M52, Master Control Program3, Skynet4, and the demented little robot who dastardly demonstrated the ability to "love", Wall-E5. A science fiction writer named Isaac Asimov, also popular for his interpretation of this theme, was immortalized on the day of the publication of his Three Laws of Robotics6. The laws that had a significant influence on pop culture read as follows: (1) A robot may not injure a person or, through inaction, allow a person to come to harm. (2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where those orders would conflict with the First Law. (3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law7. The resounding success of the introduction of these laws in the mainstream media could be seen as a reflection of the subtle concern among the general public regarding artificial intelligence (AI)8. Even Stephen Hawking recently expressed extreme concerns about the future of AI, remarking that "success in creating AI would be the greatest event in human history, [ but] unfortunately, it could also be the last »9. However, computer technology as it exists today operates at only a fraction of the capacity of the human brain and is a work on the doctrine of the elements. Therefore, this argument can justify the claim that computers are in fact capable of human-like thinking, but only through different means, which can be extrapolated and re-appropriated to be deemed compatible. 1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)2 Star Trek: The Original Series (1968)3 Tron (1982)4 Terminator Series5 Wall-E (2008)6 Runaroun, Isaac Asimov. Street and Smith Publications, Inc. 19427 In later books, a zero law was introduced: 0. A robot cannot harm humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm8. Artificial intelligence will be abbreviated as AI for the rest of the world. essay9 ilib10 Clark, Liat. "Google's artificial brain learns to find cat videos." Wired.com. Condé Nast Digital, June 24, 0012. Web. 03 May 2014.11 ilib12A11/B2513 B xvii14 B1815 (A11/B25)16 (A22/B39)17 A77/B10318 A78/B10419 A10320 A79/B105