Lecture 2 - Technology: Masters and Servants Flashcards
Automaton
Acting of one’s own will
e.g. Hephaestus, DaVinci knight, mechanical turk
Karel Capek 1890-1938
Rossum Universal Robots, first play that introduced term “robot” to english language and SF
Isaac Asimov 1920-1992
The robots of dawn
Created Asimov’s Laws of Robotics 1942
Asimov’s Laws of Robotics 1942
- Robot may not harm humanity
- Robot may not injure a human or allow human to come to harm
- Robot must obey human commands except when conflict with first law
- Robot must protect its own existence as long as no conflict with first or second law
What defines a robot?
Real or imaginary machine controlled by computer and often made to look like a human or animal
Machine that can do the work of a person and that works automatically or is controlled by a computer
Android/Gynoid genders
Male/Female
Humanoids
Artificial Intelligence
Capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behaviour
Bad robots examples
2001:a space odyssey - Hal 9000 Blade Runner - Leon The Terminator - bad AI The iron giant - rampage Animatrix
Good robots functions
Serve and protect
Love machines
Our equals
Robots artists
Mecha
Robots or machines controlled by people
e.g. Pacific rim
Cyborg
Bionic human - person whose body contains mechanical or electrical devices and whose abilities are greater than the abilities of normal humans
What robots and A.I. teach us already
Fears from the past and about the future Who we are What we want What we'll become How close our two species already are
Transhumanism
Promotes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and evaluating the opportunities for enhancing the human condition and the human organism opened up by the advancement of technology
