The Human To Robot Connection. In The Movie “Ex Machina”

The article, “Robots on Earth” by Jerry West, explains that although robots may be evil in movies and books, they help us more than people may think. In the article, West discusses how the opinions of the media are quite different than the jobs that real robots perform. Humans have many difficult jobs that must be done for the good of the population, which is why we have robots to complete these tasks. Chores such as welding, and working in factories harm our health; so, robots do these jobs to keep us safe. Robots in space may do simple missions so that astronauts can focus on more important duties. Also, astronauts use robotic equipment; such as treadmills; to stay healthy while in space. Other robots are used for people with disabilities

In his 2011 The Chronicle Review article “Programmed for Love” Jeffrey R. Young interviews Professor Sherry Turkle about her experience with what she calls “sociable robots”. Turkle has spent 15 years studying robotics and its social emergence into society. After extensive research and experimenting with the robots, she believes that soon they will be programmed to perform specific tasks that a human would normally do. While this may seem like a positive step forward to some people, Turkle fears the worst. The article states that she finds this concept “demeaning, ‘transgressive,’ and damaging to our collective sense of humanity.” (Young, par. 5). She accredits this to her personal and professional experience with the robots. Turkle and her

Sherry Turkle’s article “Alone Together” analyzes the psychological effects, that technology, or as she refers, robots, have on people. She begins with the technological growth in robots as she states, “computers no longer wait for humans to project meaning onto them. Now, sociable robots meet our gaze, speak to us, and learn to recognize us” (Turkle 85). Technology is at its peak in modernization; in an instant, people are virtually transported into another dimension. Turkle wants her audience to acknowledge what qualities humans are missing when they become indulged in their machines. Robots are beginning to fill gaps of our lives that our brains are not functioned for. Humans are beginning to rely too much on robots, robots are possessing

At work, people are claiming to be too busy on their devices to be able to have conversations. In fact, they do not want to have the face to face interaction, but would “rather just do things on [their] blackberry” (136). Moreover, a “sixteen-year-old boy who relies on texting for almost everything says wistfully, ‘Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation’” (136). The reliance on technology has increased significantly and the necessity for conversation has pivoted. A teenage boy confesses that he feels more comfortable talking to an “artificial intelligence program” (138) about dating instead of his own father. Similarly, many people want “Siri, the digital assistant on Apple’s iPhone, [to become] more advanced, [because] ‘she’ will be more and more like a best friend” (138). Robots are being given more credit for comforting humans than humans themselves. Not only are the younger generations thinking this, but also the elders. When Turkle brought a baby seal robot to a nursing home, an elder woman began to speak to it and feel comforted by it. It is a tragedy that humans are feeling a deeper connection with robots than other humans. Humans have the experiences and the feelings that the robots are not capable of having. Hence, there is confusion about the difference between conversation and

In “Alone Together: The Robotic Movement,” Sherry Turkle explains some of the negative effects that robots are having on our lives. She also explains how they can have a negative effect on our daily lives without us even noticing. I am someone who knows a great deal about technology, however I had no idea that close human-robot interaction was happening at such an inappropriate level. There are many different examples Turkle uses in the article, however, I will only talk about two. I agree with Turkle not only that there are ethical problems with human-robot interaction but also that a lot of other forms of technology might be doing more harm than good.

The author's purpose of this essay is contemplating whether or not laws should be made protecting robots. Throughout the essay he uses evidence from scientists who have dones tests, and it shows how people act.

“Just as the sun will rise tomorrow morning, so too will robots in our society.” Frank Mullin accurately explains the growing role of robot pets worldwide. Robot pets, are the adorable synthetic toys, that warm the hearts of thousands with their almost life-like movements. Once just a thought and a dream, robot pets now grace the shelves of department stores. Along with their wide popularity comes a question; “Should robotic pets replace real pets?” Well, they interact differently, and are frankly just programmed to do what one sees. Allowing robotic pets is depriving people of the interactions they experience with real pets, and does not nourish responsibility. For now, robotic pets should be left on the shelves because they will never provide

Not only that, these sociable robots inadvertently change the way we view reality around. In today society what was once taboo like talking to an inanimate object is now acceptable because of new technology. Even the

While technology is commonly thought of as inventions and gadgets, anything that humans have developed for specific purposes or to accomplish certain goals, such as methods or models, must also be correctly categorized as such. In Cathy Davidson’s essay “Project Classroom Makeover,” she discusses a few unconventional forms of technology such as the educational classroom paradigm and standardization. Similarly, in Steve Johnson’s essay “The Myth of the Ant Queen,” he presents procedural technology, such as self-organizing systems, and conceptual technology, collaborative intelligence. He then utilizes another conceptual form of technology, the complexity theory, to interpret these systems’ seemingly uncoordinated patterns. Sherry Turkle branches off of Davidson and Johnson’s ideas by discussing the consequences of questioning what makes a robot alive in her essay “Alone Together.” This narrative highlights the technology’s effect on humans and the reality of robots either improving or diminishing an individual’s quality of life. Besides the slight apprehension of its future usage, humans are mesmerized by the promising potential technology presents. Additionally, structural or paradigmatic technology is deeply intertwined and inherent within society’s functioning, making it impossible to separate technology from human existence.

It reflects that technology has potential dangerous for people. In today’s world, we are going to experience the similar issue. Scientists are researching the robots and AI to invent autonomous robots, like human beings. They want these robots to replace people to do dangerous work. If the dream can come true, human beings will face the biggest challenge.

The portal behind her shuts down ,and she sees what robots have done to humans in America. She observes that a war broke out between robots and humans, because robots wanted to seize the planet. Robotic machines in the sophisticated high-end laboratories converted the supercomputers into their slaves to produce deadly and incurable virus strains which could pose a serious threat not only for the country but also to the entire human race. The most important and frightening part was that the robots controlling the army and the navy installations of the United States of America, which house the long range missiles, warheads, and above all the nuclear arsenal.These robots could destroy the entire country in seconds. It does not appear great for humans on the grounds that robots are extremely durable and tough to defeat.

Another example of how the film WALL-E humanized robots was shown throughout the film on the Axiom ship. All the robots onboard were humanized to some degree in my opinion. For example, another characteristic of human behaviour is individual difference. Even though we could see that there many robots that had the same function, they were all different in my opinion. One way that all the robots were different, was that the robots all had their own style and preferences. This was shown with the beautician robots that would give the robots makeovers, and as we saw in the film, no two makeovers were identical.

As a result, we have seen positive outcomes from the use of socially assistive robots. Socially assisted robots are machines designated to assist individuals with social interaction (“Socially Assistive Robotics,” n.d.). Here, like human beings, these machines are capable of providing inspiration, direction, and encouragement. In order for this to work, assistive robots are steered by algorithms that allow them to step outside themselves and evaluate their performance from an outside point of view of whom they are socializing (Ferrante, J., 2015). In other words, assistive robots must be able to read and interpret words, gestures, expressions to be able to respond

With the development of the high technology, a drastic growth of advanced humanoid robots has occurred. Robots, who are never hungry and who do not consume resources become an essential part of society. These robots are called Mechas, which are used for serving mankind in various ways, such as housekeeping, cleaning and even displaying love for them. They are created to be capable of simulating humans’ minds, thoughts and emotions. David is a a child-substitute Mecha, an artificial life form in the movie, which is produced by Cybertronics company of New Jersey. He is designed to fill the vacancy of human emotions. The Cybertronics company gives David to one of their employees - Henry and his wife Monica, whose son has a serious disease. David mimics as their child and projects love for them, the same as any child would love its parents.

Erica, an ultra-lifelike humanoid robot, has sensors and face recognition technology, giving her the capability to make facial expressions and is a newscaster. “Robots, especially those designed to look human, are stepping into more and more complex jobs that deal with human interaction” (Forrest).