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"Is there any argument against autonomous guns, other than that they might go wild and cause a lot of unexpected deaths?" Yes, that a robot always obey orders.
by RobertoG 11y ago
"Is there any argument against autonomous guns, other than that they might go wild and cause a lot of unexpected deaths?"
Yes, that a robot always obey orders. In my opinion that is the most dangerous thing about this issue.
Anyway, it's only a philosophic question because this is going to happen. "We" can talk about it, but "we" are not deciding anything.
"They can't both be right"
Not, but they can both be wrong, that is what normally happens.
- mtreis86 11y agoHumans are not much better than robots at disobeying orders, as demonstrated in the Milgram experiments.
- shpx 11y agoMilgram conducted 23 different kinds of experiments, each with a different scenario, script and actors. This patchwork of experimental conditions, each conducted with a sample of only 20 or 40 participants, yielded rates of obedience that varied from 0% to 92.5%, with an average of 43%. Contrary to received opinion, a majority of Milgram’s participants disobeyed. [0] What's the obedience rate of a robot? [0] http://theconversation.com/revisiting-milgrams-shocking-obedience-experiments-24787 http://theconversation.com/revisiting-milgrams-shocking-obed...