Robots Unlimited

David Levy

• 16 november 2005
• 9781568812397

Samenvatting:

This book discusses the concept of robot consciousness and some other topics related to human-robot relationships—the religious beliefs of robots, their ethics, their civil and legal rights, and our own ethical attitudes as they pertain to our interaction with robots.

Consider this: Robots will one day be able to write poetry and prose so touching that it will make men weep; compose dozens or even hundreds of symphonies that will rival the work of Mozart; judge a court case with absolute impartiality and fairness; or even converse with the natural ease of your best friend. Robots will one day be so life-like that a human could fall in love and marry one. Thought provoking and controversial? Certainly. Far-fetched? Not at all. David Levy presents the history of Artificial Intelligence, considers recent developments, and speculates about the future of AI. A complete bibliography is available here.