People should sign to protect themselves from a possible robot armageddon.
In 1942 scientist and author Isaac Asimov introduced the 3 Laws of Robotics (and a 4th law called the "Zeroth Law" was added in 1985) in order to protect humanity from physically superior technological beings.
We have already seen a handful of deaths at the hands of robots and we have seen extraordinary advances in robotics. Robots are a necessary and unavoidable technological advance, however, before we go to much further the Four Laws of Robotics must be a required addition to robot programming. This should be strictly inforced world wide with heavy penalties for disobediance. The major industrial nations and the United Nations should lead this effort in inacting the law and monitoring it's application.
0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such 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 Law.
People should sign to protect themselves from a possible robot armageddon.
In 1942 scientist and author Isaac Asimov introduced the 3 Laws of Robotics (and a 4th law called the "Zeroth Law" was added in 1985) in order to protect humanity from physically superior technological beings.
We have already seen a handful of deaths at the hands of robots and we have seen extraordinary advances in robotics. Robots are a necessary and unavoidable technological advance, however, before we go to much further the Four Laws of Robotics must be a required addition to robot programming. This should be strictly inforced world wide with heavy penalties for disobediance. The major industrial nations and the United Nations should lead this effort in inacting the law and monitoring it's application.
We encourage the leaders of insutrialized nations to persue the requirement of these laws in programming of all robots:
0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such 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 Law.
