From The Daily Star.co.uk (Dec. 15):
Ex-cybernetics engineer Dr Ian Pearson predicts we are veering towards a future of conscious machines.
But if robots are thrust into action by military powers, the futurologist warns they will be capable of conjuring up their own "moral viewpoint".
And if they do, the ex-rocket scientist claims they may turn against the very people sending them out to battle.
Dr Pearson, who blogs for Futurizon, told Daily Star Online: "As AI continues to develop and as we head down the road towards consciousness – and it isn't going to be an overnight thing, but we're gradually making computers more and more sophisticated – at some point you're giving them access to moral education so they can learn morals themselves.
"You can give them reasoning capabilities and they might come up with a different moral code, which puts them on a higher pedestal than the humans they are supposed to be serving.
"They might decide themselves that, although they have been told to respect this particular moral viewpoint, actually theirs is more important and they might go off on their own direction which we might not approve of." [read more]
Robots developing their own moral code? Don’t think that is such a good idea.
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