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Robots learn to disobey humans! Watch machine say ’no’ to voice commands

Robots learn to disobey humans! Watch machine say ’no’ to voice commands

Robots learn to disobey humans! Watch machine say ’no’ to voice commands


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Nov 27, 2015: Robots are starting to disobey humans - if this terrifying video is anything to go by.

Because certain robot engineers in the HRI Labratory at Tufts University in Massachusetts are starting teaching their machines to say ’no’ to human commands, if the robot feels it will put their safety at risk.

In the clip, one of the technicians is seen giving the robot a series of orders, including to sit down and stand up.

But when he tells the machine to walk forward - and off the edge of the table - the tiny robot refuses.


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It suddenly stops, saying: "Sorry, I cannot do this as there is no support ahead."

When the operator asks again, the robot says: "But, it is unsafe."

Eventually, the robot eventually agrees to walk forward when the operator promises to catch it.

The idea for the robots to assess their own safety has been developed by Gordon Briggs an Dr Matthais Scheutz.


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In a paper in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence journal, the pair explain: "Given the reality of the limitations of autonomous systems, most directive rejection mechanisms have only needed to make use of the former class of excuse - lack of knowledge or lack of ability.

"However, as the abilities of autonomous agents continue to be developed, there is a growing community interested in machine ethics, or the field of enabling autonomous agents to reason ethically about their own actions."

But it is thought the work of the two engineers could breach the laws of robotics, drawn up by science fiction author Isaac Asimov.

 

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The rules state that a robot must obey the orders given to it by humans.

Many fear that teaching robots to have fully autonomous thoughts could have disastrous consequences.

Professor Stephen Hawking has previously expressed his concern over the development of full artificial evidence and claims it could spell the end of the human race.

He said ‘thinking’ machines pose a threat to our very existence, echoing classic movies 2001, The Terminator and The Matrix.


He told the BBC: “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

“It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate.

“Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.”



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