I find talking to AIs and "virtual assistants" extremely annoying. I hate it that they are taking jobs away from human beings. I wonder what the impact will be on those who for whatever reasons are unable to acquire college degrees. Will Walmart replace its greeters with bots?
What I would really like would be if those who program AIs made use of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2) A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
I really miss the Weekly World News. I loved reading the headlines as I stood in line for a human being to scan my groceries. Some of my favorite headlines: 400 year old talking skull, Batboy to run for President, Dinosaurs found in AZ, Secret Service builds a bunker in the WH for Hillary's alien baby. I am sure others will come to mind.
There was a short-lived TV series on the SyFy Channel based on the premise that the world portrayed in WWN was real. It was quite amusing.
I find talking to AIs and "virtual assistants" extremely annoying. I hate it that they are taking jobs away from human beings. I wonder what the impact will be on those who for whatever reasons are unable to acquire college degrees. Will Walmart replace its greeters with bots?
What I would really like would be if those who program AIs made use of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2) A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
I really miss the Weekly World News. I loved reading the headlines as I stood in line for a human being to scan my groceries. Some of my favorite headlines: 400 year old talking skull, Batboy to run for President, Dinosaurs found in AZ, Secret Service builds a bunker in the WH for Hillary's alien baby. I am sure others will come to mind.
There was a short-lived TV series on the SyFy Channel based on the premise that the world portrayed in WWN was real. It was quite amusing.