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Jahoclave Those pesky rovers and their reluctance to go cliff diving.
Roboticists Want to Amend Asimov's Laws [Robotics]
io9 —
... human operator can take over if there are any surprises. And even if we reach the point where robots become more autonomous, they note that robots will still require ethical guidelines more complex than the Laws of Robotics: "People are making this leap of faith that robot autonomy will grow and solve our problems," Woods added. "But there's not a lot of evidence that autonomy by itself will make these hard, high-risk decisions go away." Science fiction's robotics laws need reality check [MSNBC]
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Through the wormhole (links, 8/20/09)
FROM A SCI-FI STANDPOINT —
Hmmm… I guess I should get one of these regular link features going around here, which are so popular around the blogosphere. I’ve been lazy, I admit; especially in the last few months, with nothing posted but book reviews. Anyway, I’m going to call it “Through the wormhole,” and I’ll try to do this at least a couple times a month, or more as time permits. Enjoy! __________________________________________________ It seems Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics need a few changes . In the continuing quest to mine the past for movies to remake, Warner Bros. sets its sights on ...
SF Tidbits for 8/22/09
SF Signal —
... magazines of the 1920s and '30s, is now available for download on multiple formats.
I'm really enjoying Scott Edelman's video posting of the 2000 Nebula Award ceremony. The latest snippet is the Best Novella Category.
Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo unite against Google Books "...to act as the collective mouthpiece for all those opposed to Google's recent $125 million settlement deal with book publishers and authors."
MSNBC says Science fiction's robotics laws need reality check. [via Locus Online]
AMC ...
