Rise of the robots
Prepare for a robot invasion. It will challenge the way people think
about technology.
from March 29th 2014 Leaders
How will robots change the way people think about technology?
Technological development can make robots not just as workers and
partners but also actors that can collect information and make their decisions
autonomy. When our society accepts such robots, there should be problems we
have to discuss. If an accident in which robots (driverless cars for example)
take part happens, who is responsible for it? If programming is fault,
programmers should be blamed but what if the accident happens by the result of
robot’s own decision? We have to rethink our law and regulation to be suitable
for robots society where robots can be law entities.
Summary of the article
Robots came into the world as a literacy device in science fictions and
movies. But since moving from the page and screen to real life, robots have
been a mild disappointment. They do some things humans cannot do themselves but
still unreliable and pretty stupid.
That seems about to change given by the exponential growth in the power
of silicon chips, digital sensors and high bandwidth communications. And there
are other three factors (R&D, investment and imagination) into play.
R&D: New shared standard and accumulated know-how makes R&D
easier.
Investment: Tech giants and venture capitalists put their money in
robotic startups.
Imagination: Clever robotics application can be found in some sectors.
As consumers and citizens, people will benefit greatly from the rise of
the robots. Almost all the manufacturing and services might be done by robots,
so whether humanity will find new ways of using its labor or it will be forced
to have leisure is worried debate among economists.
Robots can do their jobs animatedly and they also can be inhabited
alongside humans, fulfilling all sorts of needs. They provoke questions such as
war and drones, emotions caused by a machine and the value of labor. Robots can
serve not just as workers and partners but also providers of new perspective.
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