Asimov blandly ignored the obvious fact that there is no known way to implement such laws, which incorporate high-level abstract notions and moral principles.
Which was the whole point. His robot novels were parables about how even lofty goals like the Three Laws still left many loopholes leading to disaster.
Many of the repair jobs performed on automated machinery is regular maintenance - lack of oil, dull blades, burned out sensors etc. There are no machines that are available and adaptable enough to handle that kind of work at present.
This is going to sound marxist, but once people own the means of production, even the need for a universal basic income goes away.
They may own the means of production, but they won't own the valuable land, clean air or water, or valuable natural resources. And, no matter what robot you have, someone will soon have a better one, so who will need yours?
These are examples of base load hydroelectric installations. If all you need is to store tonight's electricity needs it could be done with a tiny fraction of the Hoover dam.
It's not even that bad.
It's completely normal to have restricted navigation regions in coastal areas, like where there are hidden rocks and shoals,
and these are clearly marked on navigation charts. They could easily mark out a restricted zone above the spheres to prevent a ship from accidentally straying over them.
I expect chat bots that can pass a Turing Test within a decade (and that's not a conservative guess),
No, it's a baseless guess.
we're already moderately close.
NO, we are not "moderately close".
Every year, there are chat-bot contests, and every year, the winner is a total joke that answers difficult questions by changing the subject.
Where they find these idiot testers, I can't imagine.
But I'm not going to spend $25 to go watch a cute rom-com on the big screen. I don't really gain anything from seeing it in the theater versus watching it on the TV or on my iPad.
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I'd like to see a remake of all three movies in anime form, like an extended Animatrix.
Be a lot cheaper, too.
Just ask R. Daneel Olivaw.
0. A robot will do whatever it is told to do, as long as doing so will increase profits.
Asimov blandly ignored the obvious fact that there is no known way to implement such laws, which incorporate high-level abstract notions and moral principles.
Which was the whole point.
His robot novels were parables about how even lofty goals like the Three Laws still left many loopholes leading to disaster.
Many of the repair jobs performed on automated machinery is regular maintenance - lack of oil, dull blades, burned out sensors etc.
There are no machines that are available and adaptable enough to handle that kind of work at present.
Even before Obama took office, he announced he intended to destroy the coal industry
An industry that harms everyone who likes breathing.
Most environmental and safety concerns should be handled at the state level.
Where it is most easily corrupted?
Shut up, Kraut.
How do we mitigate that tendency?
We don't get fooled again!
This is going to sound marxist, but once people own the means of production, even the need for a universal basic income goes away.
They may own the means of production, but they won't own the
valuable land, clean air or water, or valuable natural resources.
And, no matter what robot you have, someone will soon have a better one, so who will need yours?
And while the price breakdown was for local labor,
Paid entirely in Vodka.
destroying businesses that have hurt the economy
When you say "businesses that have hurt the economy", do you mean like the Wall Street banks?
The higher power is his duty to faithfully represent the United States and guide its government
How naive you are.
The only "higher power" Trump recognises is his own personal power.
Being an unfiltered loudmouth is the last thing you want to be in that situation.
And yet, that is exactly what the U.S. ended up with.
These are examples of base load hydroelectric installations.
If all you need is to store tonight's electricity needs it could be done with a tiny fraction of the Hoover dam.
Chevy Volt would do fine.
Pretty sweet car, too.
Very well said.
So worst case scenario death toll = one ship ?
It's not even that bad.
It's completely normal to have restricted navigation regions in coastal areas,
like where there are hidden rocks and shoals, and these are clearly marked on navigation charts.
They could easily mark out a restricted zone above the spheres
to prevent a ship from accidentally straying over them.
"Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind." - Ayn Rand
Is that supposed to mean that there is no such thing as power lust? If so, you should read about any dictator of the past 1000 years.
You are assuming that all rich are corrupt. Your assumption is invalid.
90% is quite sufficient.
Just stop windows update service until you are ready to do an update. See Kill Windows Update
Jesus Christ. Are you serious?
No, he isn't.
And don't call me Jesus Christ.
Which doesn't change the fact that it's easier for a commercial rocket company to build a mass driver on the moon than to obtain a nuke.
Not if the "commercial rocket company" is in Iran or North Korea.
It will presumably be less prone to stealing them.
A smart AI could ask itself what human are good for
Absolutely nothin',
Huh!
I expect chat bots that can pass a Turing Test within a decade (and that's not a conservative guess),
No, it's a baseless guess.
we're already moderately close.
NO, we are not "moderately close".
Every year, there are chat-bot contests, and every year, the winner is
a total joke that answers difficult questions by changing the subject.
Where they find these idiot testers, I can't imagine.
But I'm not going to spend $25 to go watch a cute rom-com on the big screen. I don't really gain anything from seeing it in the theater versus watching it on the TV or on my iPad.
But your wife/girlfriend would.
If you had one.
I think my job is safe, unless they figure a way to automate retirement.