Robotic Ground Rules
Hacker, Randi Tsutsui, William von Holten, Leslie
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
von Holten, Leslie
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Broadcast Transcript: In his short story Runaround, Isaac Asimov created his Laws of Robotics: Rule 1: a robot may not injure a human. Rule 2: A robot must obey orders from a human unless they conflict with Rule 1, and Rule 3: A robot must protect himself unless that conflicts with Rules 1 and 2. Now South Korea, hi-tech Mecca, has formed an ethics committee to develop its own ground rules for the use of robots. The government has predicted that every South Korean household will own a robot before 2020. So far, the rules include ensuring human control, protecting data gathered by robots and preventing people from treating robots "as if the machines were their wives." Isaac Asimov would be proud. #ceas #SouthKorea #tsutsui #vonholten
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2007-05-16
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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South Korea, Robots, Isaac Asimov, Runaround, Laws Of Robotics