...another peice to the grand goal of widespread nanomachine usage. As a supporter in the continued advancement of all reasonably sane technology I find this to be a good thing.
Yes, well, the US government is about as powerful as a Ford Pinto, as all we have in this country is financial power. Military is all the government has exclusive to it, so it's important to them that everything be doing something for their military.
The worker decided to go into the machine before making sure it was off.
The manufacturer decided not to put more safety features on it.
The workplace managers decided not to put more warning signs around.
The robot simply did what it was told.
Until we have robots that can think for themselves, decide to kill another, Asimov's laws aren't needed.
Until that time it's up to the humans that make and operate them to make them safe.
When that time does come, though, you won't catch me hanging around a bot without them!
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...another peice to the grand goal of widespread nanomachine usage. As a supporter in the continued advancement of all reasonably sane technology I find this to be a good thing.
Yes, well, the US government is about as powerful as a Ford Pinto, as all we have in this country is financial power. Military is all the government has exclusive to it, so it's important to them that everything be doing something for their military.
The worker decided to go into the machine before making sure it was off. The manufacturer decided not to put more safety features on it. The workplace managers decided not to put more warning signs around. The robot simply did what it was told. Until we have robots that can think for themselves, decide to kill another, Asimov's laws aren't needed. Until that time it's up to the humans that make and operate them to make them safe. When that time does come, though, you won't catch me hanging around a bot without them!