An Analysis Of Isaac Asimov's Runaround: The Three Laws Of Robotics

With Robots becoming a popular part of our everyday lives people are beginning to question if people are treating robots with the same respect that they treat people with. Researchers are also beginning to wonder if there need to be laws to protect robots from being tortured or even killed. Scientists have done research to test and see if people react the same to robots as they would to actual people or animals. In Is it Okay to Torture or Murder a Robot Richard Fisher contemplates the reason on why it is wrong to hurt or kill a robot by using a stern and unbiased tone.

Lately there have been more and more smart machines that have been taking over regular human tasks but as it grows the bigger picture is that robots will take over a lot of tasks now done by people. But, many people think that there are important ethical and moral issues that have to be dealt with this. Sooner or later there is going to be a robot that will interact in a humane manner but there are many questions to be asked like; how will they interact with us? Do we really want machines that are independent, self-directed, and has affect and emotion? I think we do, because they can provide many benefits. Obviously, as with all technologies, there are dangers as well. We need to ensure that people always

Ethical theory is the principle of for autonomy, beneficence, justice, and nonmalefience. Autonomy essentially means to respect other choices and human dignity. Beneficence is to bring about good in all actions. Justice is the obligation to treat others fairly, and nonmalefience is to cause little to no harm as possible. Above the outlined principles, there are five ethical theories; deontology, utilitarian, rights, casuist, and virtue. This paper will explore how the ethical theories of utilitarianism and casuist and how they apply to the artificial

After watching the movie I, Robot, I find that many ethical issues come about from the technology shown in the movie. The movie takes place in 2035 and is about robots that are programmed with Three Laws: First Law-A robot must never harm a human being or, through inaction, allow any harm to come to a human; Second Law-A robot must obey the orders given to them by human beings, except where such orders violate the First Law; Third Law- A robot must protect its own existence unless this violates the First or Second Laws. Humans use these robots to do common tasks for them. Some of the ethical questions arisen from this movie include do robots have the ability to make emotional or ethical decision, are they entitled to the same rights as

When considering virtue ethics, the focus of an individual’s morality is based on their character rather than any one of their specific actions. When confronted with a difficult situation virtue ethicist would strive to always act virtuously, or as someone with ideal character traits would. Aristotle defined these ideal character traits as traits that are derived “from natural internal tendencies”, and that these traits “need to be nurtured; however, once established, they will become stable.” [1]

Virtues are the character traits that a moral life consists of such as courage, integrity, and honesty. In virtue ethics the importance does not rely on rules and a consequence of actions but rather if a person is expressing good moral character or not. According to Aristotle “moral virtue is expressed in good purpose – that is to say, in prescriptions for action in accordance with a good plan of life” (Britannica). On the ethics side of virtues, determination of rightfulness or wrongfulness of a specific action is based on worthy character traits. Negative criticism of the virtue theory points out that there

Imagine, for a second, a not-so-distant future produced not by humans, but a dystopian society engineered by humanity's most amoral of computational artificial intelligence. Built without empathy by their equally emotionless robotic predecessors. Robots that make robots which make more robots, which could make more robots to divide and diversify. Robots that learn and develop based on their interactions, and robots that respond to a variety of external stimuli. Each robot has the capability to learn and store informational data. This matrix of machines uses the remains of our biological and chemical energies, humans: young, old, babies, adults and everything else that could no longer contribute to their robotic overlords, as batteries to power themselves as they systematically replace human life with their robotic and psychopathic need for efficiency. To perfection, for flesh tears and withers, but metal is eternal. But don't worry, these billions of robots have been provided with a manual of the Laws of Robotic Interactions with Humans ... to share.

Virtue is habit or quality that allows an individual to succeed though a chosen purpose, with the use of intelligible teleological that accounts to the meaning of human life; which is categorized by the moral virtues and intellectual virtues. Virtue ethics is known as virtue theory; which is an approach to ethics that emphasizes an individual’s character element through ethical thinking rather than rules about deontological or consequentialism. It is also said that virtue does not primarily identify universal principles that can be applied to moral situations, but uses deontological and consequentialist to identify principles. This theory shows that it is based on an individual rather than actions issues; it does not only deal with the rightness or wrongness of individual actions, but it provides guidance to sort characteristics and behaviors in the good of an individual who seeks to achieve rather than fail.

As we see in the short story “Robbie,” the robot causes Gloria emotional harm when he leaves. Some may not believe that causing emotional harm is what Asimov considered “harm” when constructing the Laws, but indeed Robbie did cause her harm. Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics could also be seen as self-contradictory. In the story “Liar!” Dr. Susan Calvin develops a crush on a co-worker and asks Herbie to find out if her feelings are reciprocated. It turns out they aren’t but Herbie lies, reasoning that the truth might upset Calvin, and allow her to come to harm. Additionally, In “Reason” Cutie disobeys orders (which is against the Second Law) but mostly in order to uphold the First Law. In this short story, we can see that the Laws can almost contradict themselves in a way. Cutie keeps Powell and Donovan away from the controls during the electron storm (even though he was told to stop) because he believed that humans are inferior and that he could do the job better in order to protect their

“First Law: A robot may not injure a human being…” is the passage from article that was written by famous scientist and author Isaac Asimov, who was first to bring the issue of software ethics to the public. From identity thefts, privacy issues, cyberattacks, cheating cars today this passage seems to have more meaning and power. I will explain how duty-driven ethical system can give a right framework and code of ethics that will set clear rules for making decision that will benefit society instead of harming it. Lenovo’s case with Superfish adware will be an example of ethical issues that organization could face. I will explore issue in detail and give set of paths that Lenovo could take to resolve it.

            These issues at hand, are widely debated nowadays, and will most likely will be debated more and more as we draw nearer to the era of extraordinarily capable and powerful artificial intelligence. This subject matter brings up many inherently significant philosophical matters. This topic forces us to consider the foundation of human intelligence, and how that groundwork could be expanded upon and implemented within our future’s technology. If we surpasses innate human boundaries with technology, do our mortal understandings of ethics and morality still stand, when we are no longer the superior creatures? It is absolutely imperative that we learn to observe and define how intelligence ran within computer processors varies from the intellect that exists naturally within the human mind. To what degree will our biological

The idea artificial intelligence has been a pursuit of humankind for centuries yet the field has made great strides in the last 50 years. Many ideas of killer robots have stemmed from such works of science fiction as Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot when in fact, robots and artificial intelligence has only begun to make our lives easier, although, its progress has reached a great hurdle. The key fundamental flaw of artificial intelligence is the ability to make ethical decisions that we, ourselves would need to make if we were in the its situation, and to put these human principles into code, has proven an arduous task for both roboticists and ethicists alike. Two of the greatest dilemmas facing artificial intelligence in today’s society are that of self-driving

The Killer Robot scenario is a rather interesting case to study, as it shows the adverse effects of small negative decisions ( or neutrality ) focused into a large undesired, negative outcome: the death of a person. The case study introduced us to a number of persons who had a saying in the evolution of the events, who, if had abode by a code of ethical conduct, could have avoided the harsh consequences.

Isaac Asimov thrills the reader with his story-telling ability in "I, Robot".  Of course, many of Asimov's ideas provide a ploy to add suspense to the story.  However, when the plot completely disagree with the laws which he himself has written, the story becomes confusing.  On the surface, it appears that his stories make legitimate and logical sense, as well as entertaining the audience in a magnificent way.  However, any deeper analysis of the story will prove that there are several significant flaws in the work.  This can best be shown in one of Asimov's earlier stories, "Reason."  In this story, the first and second of the three laws of robotics are broken.  It is never explained how it would be

Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov is often given credit for being the first person to use the term robotics in a short story composed in the 1940s. In the story, Asimov suggested three principles to guide the behavior of robots and smart machines. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, as they are called, have survived to the present: