I, Robot by Isaac Asimov adapted for BBC Radio by Richard Kurti

 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov adapted for BBC Radio by Richard Kurti


A different version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at:

-              https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVa4_CsRStSBBDo4uJWT8BSWtTTn0N1E  and   http://realini.blogspot.ro/

Science fiction is not my preferred genre.
Not anymore…when I was a teenager I used to enjoy it, but changed the preference to classic novels, positive psychology and other subjects

Nevertheless, there would be some classics that take place in the future and are worth reading, like the book that I am reading now:

-          Blindness by Jose Saramago

The themes of Robots, singularity and Artificial Intelligence are extremely important in the world of today.
We are ever more dependent on Artificial Intelligence, which is with us not only most of the time, but All the Time.

Without the smart phone, which has the computing power of super, heavy and immense machines of just decades ago, we are lost.
The personal intelligent assistant that is associated or not with these phones plays the role of a robot…

-          Alexa or Siri: order pizza for me, regulate the temperature, change the channels and so much more

One of the most important themes in the play is the relationship between robots and humans, which are governed by three major rules.
In a classic book on the future- Singularity, it is estimated that in about twenty years’ time we would have AI that would surpass human intelligence beyond our imagination, with a single supercomputer knowing All There Is To Know
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 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

These would be the laws that robots must obey, but the question is what happens when humans interfere and change the game.
What about psychological harm? And situations when humans place robots in “impossible situations” like telling them:

-          Get lost you useless piece of machinery…or words to that effect

In that particular case, the AI knew that it is “superior” but obeyed the rule, making itself- or is it herself or himself? - Impossible to find…for some time at least.

At times, the awkward and improbable situations can be funny and if one is optimistic, one can rest assured that we will not confront AI.
But luminaries like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have expressed more than concern regarding the future of robots.

At one point, a “naughty” robot is asking its handler some difficult questions and answering with insolence, humor or both:

-          Who created me?
-          I did
-          You?! Hahaha is not heard, but the robot says: a superior being creates an inferior one and not the other way around…
-          Look at the inefficient way you use energy and the nearly 100% wield that we obtain from energy sources…

And it all starts with a robot baby sitter and the baby that gets too attached to it –her or him? - And makes the mother switch off this nanny…
The baby grows and becomes a lawyer who has to travel to Siberia to deal with some problems...the commentary is:

-          Why do we always have issues in places like Siberia and not The Bahamas…or something similar

We later find out about a robot is not just able to read minds, but he/she/it can start talking or joining a conversation in…someone’s head.
Alhamdulillah, we are not there yet…

Even if, technology is rapidly advancing and the moods can be read and there is a lot that AI can already tell by looking at the face, the eyes and movements of people…

I would like to have one or a few robots, provided they respect the three rules.


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