Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Robots - To Be Or Not To Be?


Imagine a day in 2050!

"RoboTec", a well known Human Robot manufacturer company wins a battle over the governments.A battle win will make them to introduce RoboTec Version 2050 - A copy of human being, which looks like human, Talks like human, works like human and feels like Human too.

I don't waste my time and order a copy of mine.An exact copy of me, which will look like me, talk like me and even think like me.A true companion or twin brother!I am not dreaming hard.

But looking at trends in Robotics and Artificial intelligence, it seems that within few decades, most likely in 2050, We will have humanoid robots, which will be so human like in their appearance and functionality, in their personality and in their expression of emotions.And this will make copy of Human available in form of robots in the market!


If this happens , are you prepared for it? It has roused lot of questions in my mind at this time.

The Biggest question is that as Human cloning is banned from all governments worldwide, as it is incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life. How the robots which resemble to human so much, will find their place on this earth, then? But supportive view is that Robots are not a live being. They are machines. Just like we have been using them in industry,space, mines and hospitals,to do things more accurately and make human life risk free.Just like those will be machines which we will be using in our day to day life.

Next big question and fear, that we have is , will Robots replace human beings in all work places. Naturally, if you are getting a robot like intelligent thing to do your work and obey as you say,People will prefer employing robots instead of humans all the places.This will create all sort of problems and fear of this kind is a main hurdle in progress of Humanoid robots. Then what is Remedy for this problem?

This is the place, where we need to introduce all kind of rules and regulations for Robots and Humans. Some of them can be.

1. Every human being will possess one human robot.Not more than one robot.

2. All the organizations, Industries, offices will not replace human beings completely with robots.Maximum 30% jobs in any organization can be held by robots.

3. Humans cannot use their copy of robots to replace completely themselves at workplace, offices. Otherwise Mr. A and Copy of Mr. A, both will work and earn money.Robots can be used as aid to human being only.Otherwise people will also use there copies to do all there work and they will just chill, relax and spend all day in leisure activities only. Which will lead growth of world in terms of research, economy etc in a big danger.

We need to sort all kinds of problem like this and based upon that robots should be promoted which will keep identity of Human being alive on this planet earth.

Next Big question is - If Beautiful robot ladies or robot guys are available which will obey as we say, Why on this earth one will search for Human life partners? And specially if we have Robot like partner, who will know us, talk with us,ready for all to time take care of us and can company us till we die and even we can have sex with them.

People will be in love with this robots so much that soon the movements to have human - robot relationship as valid in society will be active all over the world and demand will be growing.This will be again main concern or focus of 2050.Whether to accept or not accept it is a debatable question but one thing is sure that if we accept it then existence of Human being on this planet earth will be in danger.


Next question is that how people will get adjusted themselves to robots?You will find robots - machines everywhere and they will be outnumbered.

Can they take over the world and Eradicate human from earth? This all depends upon programmers.How efficiently and effectively they code robots, will be deciding factor.

Again as interaction between human and robots grows, we will much more comfortable with them and will be matured enough to deal with them.

This will be beginning of new era and will be called something like Robotic age!

Watch this space more on robotics progress, it's Problems etc.
Also please leave your comments on this article here, share your imaginations here.

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1 Comment:

aqswdefg said...

Rule 2 about maximum 30% jobs in any organization can be held by robots is not possible to achieve therefore you should not demand it. Same for marriage - as soon as there will be enough people wanting this it will be accepted (and since it doesn't harm anyone it will be accepted even sooner - the same way like homosexuality).
Rule 1 is good for Utopia. In capitalism it will not have any effect.