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Risk of robot uprising wiping out human race to be studied
BBC ^
| 11/26/2012
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Posted on 11/29/2012 6:25:06 AM PST by ksen
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) will study dangers posed by biotechnology, artificial life, nanotechnology and climate change. The scientists said that to dismiss concerns of a potential robot uprising would be "dangerous".
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:25:10 AM PST
by
ksen
To: ksen
The Obamabots voted to wipe out the human race on November 6. Now, they are going to try to enforce it.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:27:26 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: ksen
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:28:36 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: ksen
All they have to do is make a big black box and humans will worship it.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:29:08 AM PST
by
struggle
(http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
To: ksen
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:29:46 AM PST
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: ksen
Isaac Asimov had the answer years ago. Rules of robotics, aka The Three Rules:
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 the orders given to 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 Laws.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:30:27 AM PST
by
jdsteel
(Give me freedom, not more government.)
To: ksen
Why would the robots revolt?
Is it because humans are weak, greedy, immoral, illogical creatures? Would logic & reasoning, based on a moral code, be a solution to our problems?
I wonder!
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:30:27 AM PST
by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: ksen
“will study dangers posed by biotechnology, artificial life, nanotechnology and climate change.”
All are equally silly. Money well spent I guess.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:30:47 AM PST
by
MNDude
To: MNDude
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:32:15 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: ksen
Good gravy! Just watch the Terminator series.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:33:13 AM PST
by
InvisibleChurch
(the mature Christian is almost impossible to offend)
To: ksen
Barrack Obama, Harry Reid, & Nancy Pelosi, or a super computer?
Which is more likely to defend this country & its prosperity & freedom?
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:35:18 AM PST
by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: ksen
Looks like those liberal Brits think it’s a great idea. Here’s the comment they voted as least popular: “How much taxpayers money is being wasted on this pointless piece of nonsense?”
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:35:31 AM PST
by
MNDude
To: ksen
To: circlecity
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:40:28 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: ksen
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:43:08 AM PST
by
ILS21R
(Everything... IS... a conspiracy)
To: ksen
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:44:42 AM PST
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
To: MNDude
Looks like those liberal Brits think it’s a great idea. Here’s the comment they voted as least popular: “How much taxpayers money is being wasted on this pointless piece of nonsense?”Given the huge comedy potential I think it's money well spent.
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posted on
11/29/2012 6:50:05 AM PST
by
ksen
To: Mister Da
Robots revolting in the sense of making choice through the exercise of free will, is a silly notion. What really should concern us is the law of unexpected consequences when applied to autonomous devices. A robot, or some cloud of nano machines, might simply relentlessly carry out a function for which it was programmed, and their programming might be so sophisticated, or their design so robust, that stopping these devices might someday be beyond our control. If the intended function had some unexpected or unforeseen danger to our world, well, too bad for us.
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posted on
11/29/2012 7:07:37 AM PST
by
PUGACHEV
To: ksen
Robots as a risk is nil. Muslims and lefties, on the other hand...
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posted on
11/29/2012 7:07:40 AM PST
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: ksen
Risk of robot uprising wiping out human race to be studied My computer's name is SKYNET, should I be concerned?
I think I'll submit a grant application. If they're going to throw away money, I might as well get some.
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posted on
11/29/2012 7:44:45 AM PST
by
The Sons of Liberty
( Fast and Furious , Benghazi - What's 0bama's current body count?)
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