Asimov repeatedly wrote in his essays and autobiography that his Three Laws of Robotics became a basic concept of science fiction, and were used by other authors. However, he makes it clear that no other author ever quoted the Three Laws. Other authors could assume that robots would behave according to Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, but only Asimov could quote them. Here we bring up the extension of new laws of robotics:
Asimov’s Laws
Issac Asimov gave famous Three Laws. They have influence in science and technology circles to this day.
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Discrepancy
The artificial intelligence goal is often to replace human beings, to create, for example, a robot doctor or a robot teacher. The intelligence augmentation goal is to help human beings. While Asimov’s ideas were well founded, they assumed a certain technological trajectory that no longer holds innovations are not always for the good of humanity. Whereas Asimov is talking about how we have robots help people and not harm them.
4th Law of Robotics
“AI should complement professionals, not replace them”.
In areas like teaching, medicine, a lot of professional fields, you want to have people able to explain options to their clients, patients and students, rather than having some large tech firm just assume what is best and automate the result. Part of making it easier is to invest in people. And to emphasize that everyone can have some role in society that involves work with judgement, with their expertise in work.
5th Law of Robotics
“Robotic systems and AI should not counterfeit humanity.”
The future of human-computer interaction is going to involve tough judgement calls about how seamless personal interactions with robots should be, and whether some friction should be involved to create a level of distance. We need to be more disciplined in the language we use around robotics.
6th Law of Robotics
“Robotic systems and AI should not intensify zero-sum arms races.”
The societies get to recognise that this is destructive, it’s not providing real human services, it’s just investing in the history of destruction. The unchecked development of smart robotic weapons systems risks spiralling out of control. And given our track-record with other military spending, there’s every reason to suggest an arms race will develop over the development and deployment of AI weaponry.
We need greater transparency to hold both technology owners and developers accountable and deter their inappropriate and illegal activities. New laws of robotics would stall the development of certain technologies. They would also be for the public good. Hence, we must strive harder to get the perfect result in technology for our future generations.
