Robots Taught to Deceive

An anonymous reader found a story that starts "'We have developed algorithms that allow a robot to determine whether it should deceive a human or other intelligent machine and we have designed techniques that help the robot select the best deceptive strategy to reduce its chance of being discovered,' said Ronald Arkin, a Regents professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing."

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Proof that humans are dumber than dogs

[ffreeloader]

That a human being would teach a robot to deceive only proves that we humans are dumber than dogs, as dogs don't shit in their own backyard unless they have to. We humans will shit in our own backyard by choice.

Re:Proof that humans are dumber than dogs

[Gothmolly]

Incidentally, dogs are actually smart enough to intentionally deceive their owners.

Re:Exit Asimov

[natehoy]

Asimov himself wrote about robots that were capable of lying.

"Liar!", from "I, Robot", is about a robot who develops the ability to read minds and lies to people because he interprets hurting their feelings as a violation of the First Law.

"Little Lost Robot" (same book) is about a robot who, after being told vehemently to "get lost!", manages to hide among other robots of the same model and deceives its owners trying to obey that command.

There is no Law of Robotics that states that a robot shall be truthful to a human being, or by inaction allow a human being to be deceived.