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| − | + | Robot Slaves, or AI slavery, is the broad idea of labor and servitude performed by robots. | |
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
==Present Day== | ==Present Day== | ||
| + | Current interpretations of AI slavery might include automated tasks taken on by machinery, such as dishwashers<ref>https://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/the-good-life-slaves-and-robots/</ref>, sliding doors<ref>https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa16/2016/09/05/artificial-intelligence-modern-slavery</ref>, or ticketing machines in parking garages. | ||
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| + | Other present day interpretations of robot slave labor includes smart homes and their working components (i.e, digital voice assistants), which automates household functions such as temperature, lighting, audio, etc. | ||
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| + | Some might even consider the work of digital voice assistants like Alexa or Siri AI servitude. | ||
==Sex Robots== | ==Sex Robots== | ||
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==Future and Theoretical Implications== | ==Future and Theoretical Implications== | ||
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==Robot Slaves in the Media== | ==Robot Slaves in the Media== | ||
| + | Some notable examples Robot Slavery in the media include movies like ''I, Robot'' and ''Blade Runner''. | ||
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| + | These films share the common theme of using robots as slaves to perform either manual labor, or to "work" menial jobs. Ultimately, the robots gain enough consciousness to realize that they are working as slaves, and decide to revolt against humans. | ||
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| + | ===Ethical Implications=== | ||
| + | Movies like ''I, Robot'' and ''Blade Runner'' spark ethical conversation about robotic slave labor. If an artificial intelligence gains consciousness, is their labor suddenly wrong? Is their labor wrong with or without consciousness? Consequently, the idea of consciousness might then have to be debated. | ||
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| + | John Kolber, author of the book [http://www.acelebrationsociety.com/ "A Celebration Society"] writes on Quora , "We need robots to do all of the unpleasant things people now use other people to do."<ref>https://www.quora.com/Would-you-buy-a-robot-slave</ref>. [https://www.quora.com/Would-you-buy-a-robot-slave In his post,] he compares the human experience of a person watching someone else in pain to how AI would experience pain. If I watch a friend accidentally chop their finger while they cooking, I may wince, but I will not feel the pain that my friend is currently experiencing. Kolber argues that | ||
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| + | However, not all share his opinion or | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:00, 18 March 2019
Robot Slaves, or AI slavery, is the broad idea of labor and servitude performed by robots.
Contents
Origins
Present Day
Current interpretations of AI slavery might include automated tasks taken on by machinery, such as dishwashers[1], sliding doors[2], or ticketing machines in parking garages.
Other present day interpretations of robot slave labor includes smart homes and their working components (i.e, digital voice assistants), which automates household functions such as temperature, lighting, audio, etc.
Some might even consider the work of digital voice assistants like Alexa or Siri AI servitude.
Sex Robots
Future and Theoretical Implications
Robot Slaves in the Media
Some notable examples Robot Slavery in the media include movies like I, Robot and Blade Runner.
These films share the common theme of using robots as slaves to perform either manual labor, or to "work" menial jobs. Ultimately, the robots gain enough consciousness to realize that they are working as slaves, and decide to revolt against humans.
Ethical Implications
Movies like I, Robot and Blade Runner spark ethical conversation about robotic slave labor. If an artificial intelligence gains consciousness, is their labor suddenly wrong? Is their labor wrong with or without consciousness? Consequently, the idea of consciousness might then have to be debated.
John Kolber, author of the book "A Celebration Society" writes on Quora , "We need robots to do all of the unpleasant things people now use other people to do."[3]. In his post, he compares the human experience of a person watching someone else in pain to how AI would experience pain. If I watch a friend accidentally chop their finger while they cooking, I may wince, but I will not feel the pain that my friend is currently experiencing. Kolber argues that
However, not all share his opinion or
