Holy fuck. Based on that, I think we will have will have humanoid robots in our homes by 2030.
A buddy has a robot mower for his lawn. And it’s starting to make sense to replace our lawn guy with a robot...
"holy fuck" was also the first thing that came into my mind watching this. how long will it take for those things to stop you at some intersection and ask for drivers license and some sats?
scary creatures. when we will meet them in real life i bet them are not dancing for us. it will be other way around...
I am scared. I, too, have read the Asimov short stories as a kid. The Three Laws are a good idea but a practical impossibility because of the way they are coded. Consider a robocop that fines you. That
is damaging a human. Do the Laws only cover physical harm? What if the fined human chooses to destroy the robot? It should succumb voluntarily. Will it or...? Will they code anti-burglar/anti-vandal response into the robots? How far can they go? Is a pregnant woman the same as a gang of thugs? Can a gang of thugs acquire relative immunity by hiring a pregnant woman as a robofront?
I too like the "robot" novels, I haven't read them in a while, but if I remember correctly the Three (four) laws covers the robot's right to self defence.
Yep, googled and found them, law number three.
First Law
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second Law
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
Third Law
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
