Can Robots Make Ethical Decisions? - Page 12

Zephyr

Humans are ONE (3,350 posts)

11-15-09, 07:29 PM

#221

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Originally Posted by Trippy
One of my favourite examples of Ethics versus Logic comes from 'The Two Faces of Tomorrow'.

They're trying to 'grow' an artificial intelligence.
First the get it used to a simulated environment.
Then they introduce a simulated pet dog.
They give the simulated pet dog simulated fleas, and tell the AI to deal with it.
The solution? The AI puts the dog in the oven - nobody had told it the dog had to survive the treatment, and it was the most effective method of killing the fleas.

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Obviously someone with less information will make poorer decisions. There are even cases of ignorant humans putting their pets in the microwave to "dry them off", not realizing that the microwave will cause serious burns in deep tissue instead of just warming up the surface of the animal.

cluelusshusbund

complete dullard (1,834 posts)

11-15-09, 07:31 PM

#222

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Originally Posted by Trippy
The AI puts the dog in the oven - nobody had told it the dog had to survive the treatment, and it was the most effective method of killing the fleas.

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Yes its true of machines AN humans... garbage in... garbage out.!!!

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