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Robots and love
Orbert:
I'm pretty sure we're all aware of that. Are you implying that there is no merit in discussing it because it's a comic?
Is it cold in here?:
Sometimes even I have to fall back on that explanation.
dps:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 01 Sep 2011, 13:41 ---But the AI in our friendly robots must have some kind of a moral code. Otherwise they would surely be used for criminal ends? If not Asimov's three laws, then something else?
--- End quote ---
Why would this be true in fiction (other than that by Asimov himself) when it's not true in real life? You do understand that Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are fictional and have nothing to do with how real robots are designed and built, don't you? I hope so.
And in the QC world, is there any doubt that Pintsize would engage in all sorts of criminal behavior if Marty would let him (and probably does so behind Marten's back anyway)?
DSL:
Don't be condescending. Most of the forum is well up on its Asimov and Co., or a least familiar with SF.
Though Asimov did relate one story about a reporter, following up on a story about a factory worker who had been crushed by an industrial robot arm (he had been inside the safety cage when he shouldn't have been) who called him to ask why the Three Laws didn't prevent that.
Is it cold in here?:
They're legally allowed to run around loose. There must be something about them to satisfy concerns about public safety.
Perhaps they're subject to criminal law as humans are, and that has a deterrent effect.
Jeph said AnthroPCs like humans. That, and an ability to predict the consequences of actions, can function as a moral code.
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