Re: computer analogies, science fiction and stuff


"John Doe" <jdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns96E056AD3D0DFwisdomfolly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> What invention would you compare a computer to?
>
> A familiar analogy might be to a car. I would call the computer an
> intellectual wheel. Electronic computing has been around for a short
> while, historically speaking, and I suppose the wheel took a very
> long time to be well understood and mostly appreciated.
>
> I have recently seen most of the movie "I Robot". If I'm not
> mistaken, the three laws of robotics were taken from Isaac Asimov's
> book series. I and probably lots of others got their vision of
> robotics from his books. I think the movie sheds a good light on the
> current state of computing. The three laws of robotics are fine, if
> implemented correctly. However, the idea of having a foreign/remote
> entity control a device, with "daily upgrades", which has power to
> control or kill human beings is going to be a very hard sell. It's a
> lot like the current personal computer operating system, Code is
> hidden from its users. And you imagine a robot programmed the same? I
> can't. My guess is that such devices will have to be perfectly
> honest, open, and obedient to their owners (the people they accompany
> and serve). Anything else would have to be forced upon the people.
>
Most people are very niave, and go along with what the Elite tell them.
The Elite (priveledged, rich, powerful, Corporate) are the thing to worry
about.
The robots will do what they`re told. Don`t we ??.
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