Robots (54)
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- 6 min
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- 2018
Through a series of interactions on a chat and a truth-or-dare type game, the user guesses if they are chatting with a bot or human.
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- 2018
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- 6 min
- n/a
- 2018
Bot or Not?
Through a series of interactions on a chat and a truth-or-dare type game, the user guesses if they are chatting with a bot or human.
Are you able to tell the difference between interacting with a bot or human? How? What indicators did you rely on to make your decision?
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- 20 min
- UC Research Repository
- 2018
This 2018 study uses several experiments to demonstrate how human racial bias is imposed upon robots as well, specifically in that racialised black robots are more likely to be perceived as threatening to the group sampled.
- UC Research Repository
- 2018
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- 20 min
- UC Research Repository
- 2018
Robots and Racism
This 2018 study uses several experiments to demonstrate how human racial bias is imposed upon robots as well, specifically in that racialised black robots are more likely to be perceived as threatening to the group sampled.
Does robots having socially-constructed race happen inherently as robots become more humanoid? If so, could there be applications for robots to fight human racial bias? In general, could technology be a component in eradicating human biases?
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- 5 min
- Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press
- 1916
A brief excerpt on Pygmalion’s love for his “marble maiden,” which could be compared to the human creation of robots for companionship use.
- Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press
- 1916
Pygmalion and his Ivory Maid: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book X, lines 243-297.
A brief excerpt on Pygmalion’s love for his “marble maiden,” which could be compared to the human creation of robots for companionship use.
How does Pygmalion’s love for his “marble maiden” resemble the relationship some people have with advanced AI dolls or sex dolls? Can advanced AI dolls replace human companionship completely, or is there something inherently unique to our interactions? Venus gives life to Pygmalion’s maiden, so she could be argued to have a soul, but when humans give ‘life’ to advanced AI, is that similar or different to Pygmalion’s maiden? What does it mean to have consciousness if you can act and perform like a human in all capacities?
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- 8 min
- Kinolab
- 1982
Main Control Program, an Artificial Intelligence presence, has self-developed beyond the imagination of its creators and sets its sights on hacking global governments, including the pentagon. It believes that with its growing intelligence, it can rule better than any human can, and forces the hand of Dillinger, a human, to help move its hacking beyond corporations. Meanwhile, a team of hackers attempt to break into the mainframe of this system. When the rebel hacker Flynn attempts to hack into the mainframe of the MCP, he is drawn into the digital world of the computer which is under the dominion of the MCP. Sark, one of the digital beings who serves the MCP, is tasked with killing Flynn.
- Kinolab
- 1982
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- 8 min
- Kinolab
- 1982
Digital Hegemony in the Real and Virtual Worlds
Main Control Program, an Artificial Intelligence presence, has self-developed beyond the imagination of its creators and sets its sights on hacking global governments, including the pentagon. It believes that with its growing intelligence, it can rule better than any human can, and forces the hand of Dillinger, a human, to help move its hacking beyond corporations. Meanwhile, a team of hackers attempt to break into the mainframe of this system. When the rebel hacker Flynn attempts to hack into the mainframe of the MCP, he is drawn into the digital world of the computer which is under the dominion of the MCP. Sark, one of the digital beings who serves the MCP, is tasked with killing Flynn.
Is human anxiety over the potential for super-powered AI justified? Would things truly be better if machines and artificial intelligence made authoritative decisions as global actors and rulers?
What could be the implications of ‘teleporting’ into digital space in terms of alienation from the real world? For now, it seems that humans are in charge of computers in the “real” world; if humans were to enter a digital world, who would be in charge? Do AI beings owe subservience to humans for their creation, given their increasing intelligence?
TRON: The MCP's Plan-
- 14 min
- Kinolab
- 2014
Caleb, a programmer in a large company, is invited by his boss Nathan to test a robot named Ava. During one session of the Turing Test, Ava fearfully interrogates Caleb on what her fate will be if she is deemed not capable or human enough by the results of the test. Caleb struggles to deliver the honest answer, especially given that Ava displays attachment toward him, a sentiment which he returns. After Caleb discovers that Nathan wants to essentially kill Ava, he loops her in to his escape plan, offering her freedom and a chance to live a human life. Once Nathan is killed, Ava goes to his robotics repository and bestows a new physical, humanlike appearance upon herself. She then permanently traps Caleb, the only remaining person who knows she is an android, in Nathan’s compound before escaping to live a human life in the real world.
- Kinolab
- 2014
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- 14 min
- Kinolab
- 2014
Liberty, Autonomy, and Desires of Humanoid Robots
Caleb, a programmer in a large company, is invited by his boss Nathan to test a robot named Ava. During one session of the Turing Test, Ava fearfully interrogates Caleb on what her fate will be if she is deemed not capable or human enough by the results of the test. Caleb struggles to deliver the honest answer, especially given that Ava displays attachment toward him, a sentiment which he returns. After Caleb discovers that Nathan wants to essentially kill Ava, he loops her in to his escape plan, offering her freedom and a chance to live a human life. Once Nathan is killed, Ava goes to his robotics repository and bestows a new physical, humanlike appearance upon herself. She then permanently traps Caleb, the only remaining person who knows she is an android, in Nathan’s compound before escaping to live a human life in the real world.
What rights to freedom do AI have? Do sentient AI beings deserve to be at the mercy of their creators? What are the consequences of machines being able to detect and expose lies? Is emotional attachment to AI a valid form of love? What threat could well-disguised, hyper-intelligent AI pose for humanity? If no one knows or can tell the difference, does that matter?
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 1968
Dr. Dave Bowman and Dr. Frank Poole are two astronauts on the mission Discovery to Jupiter. They are joined by HAL, an artificial intelligence machine named after the most recent iteration of his model, the HAL 9000 computer. HAL is seen as just another member of the crew based upon his ability to carry conversations with the other astronauts and his responsibilities for keeping the crew safe.
- Kinolab
- 1968
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 1968
HAL Part I: AI Camaraderie and Conversation
Dr. Dave Bowman and Dr. Frank Poole are two astronauts on the mission Discovery to Jupiter. They are joined by HAL, an artificial intelligence machine named after the most recent iteration of his model, the HAL 9000 computer. HAL is seen as just another member of the crew based upon his ability to carry conversations with the other astronauts and his responsibilities for keeping the crew safe.
Should humans count on AI entirely to help keep them safe in dangerous situations or environments? Do you agree with Dave’s assessment that one can “never tell” if an AI has real feelings? What counts as “real feelings”? Even if HAL’s human tendencies follow a line of programming, does this make them less real?