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South Korea Drafting Ethical Code for Robotic Age

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the think-of-the-robots dept.

goldaryn writes "The BBC is reporting that the South Korean government is working on an ethical code for human/robot relations, 'to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa'. The article describes the creation of the Robot Ethics Charter, which 'will cover standards for users and manufacturers and will be released later in 2007. [...] It is being put together by a five member team of experts that includes futurists and a science fiction writer.'"

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  1. What more do you need than... by Eggplant62 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"?

          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.