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[tyleremerson]

Atlanta, GA - In anticipation of 20th Century Fox's July 16th release of I, Robot, the Singularity Institute announces 3 Laws Unsafe (www.asimovlaws.com). 3 Laws Unsafe explores the problems presented by Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, the principles intended for ensuring that robots help, but never harm, humans. The Three Laws are widely known and are often taken seriously as reasonable solutions for guiding future AI. But are they truly reasonable? 3 Laws Unsafe addresses this question.

Tyler Emerson, Executive Director of the Singularity Institute: "The release of I, Robot is a wonderful chance to engage more people about the perils and promise of strong AI research. The constraints portrayed in I, Robot appear extremely dangerous and excessively lacking as an approach to moral AI. The Singularity Institute�s detailed approach, by contrast, utilizes advanced technical research for creating a mind that is humane in nature."

3 Laws Unsafe will include articles by several authors, weekly poll questions, a blog for announcements and commentary related to I, Robot and the Three Laws, a free newsletter subscription, and a reading list with books on relevant topics such as the future of AI, accelerating change, cognitive science and nanotechnology.

The Singularity Institute's Advocacy Director, Michael Anissimov: "It is essential that more considerate thinkers get involved in dialogues of AI ethics and strategy. Although AI as a discipline has a dubious history of false starts, the accelerating growth of computing power and brain science knowledge will very likely result in its creation at some point. In the past few years, technologists such as Ray Kurzweil and Bill Joy have been informing the public about this critical issue; but more awareness is now needed."

The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI) was founded in 2000 for the pursuit of ethically enhanced intelligence by creating humane AI. SIAI believes the ethical and significant enhancement of intelligence will help solve contemporary problems, such as disease and illness, poverty and hunger, more readily than other philanthropic causes. SIAI is a tax-exempt non-profit organization with branches in Canada and the United States.

For more information, please visit www.singinst.org.

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Edited by tyleremerson, 19 July 2004 - 03:32 AM.

[John Doe]

This is fantastic, Tyler.

[Bruce Klein]

The movie was impressive.

[advancedatheist]

The film was better plotted than I had expected it would be. But the plot was strikingly similar to Terminator 2. A "Good robot" programmed by a human (not an A.I.) fights an evil A.I. and its robot servants.

Still, I thought the job it did exploring a new breed of "spiritual" android was very good (better than Spielberg's A.I.). "Sonny," the android was both in appearance and behavior very striking to me (didn't he look like a future version of the Imac?, LOL).

I could see an A.I. thinking for our own good doing the "Vikki" plan as the best possible way to watch over us. The classic "The Humanoids" novels by Jack Williamson come to mind. That SF series was "I, Robot" set on a galactic scale.

And maybe the real mistake with Vikki was patterning her after a female personality. Now that could definitely lead to a form of trouble Eliezer might need to become more savvy about!! heehee

Best,

John Grigg