--Quotable Quotes--
2001
"Probably, HAL made the right decision. Those astronauts did not seem well prepared for such an important expedition."
Marvin Minsky
(Asimov had it wrong...)
Geoffrey's Laws of Robotics
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First Law:
A robot will do what it's instructed to do, no more and no less.
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Second Law:
The language in which instructions are given to the robot is designed to be convenient to the robot, not you.
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Third Law:
All consequences of the robot's actions are the responsibility of the programmer, not the robot. The robot doesn't know, or care, about consequences.
(these laws, as might be expected, have several consequences and
corollaries)
(
--from Analog 2004)
The Progress of Robotics
In the fifties, it was predicted that in 5 years robots would everywhere.
In the sixties, it was predicted that in 10 years robots would be everywhere.
In the seventies, it was predicted that in 20 years robots would be everywhere.
In the eighties, it was predicted that in 40 years robots would be everywhere...
--Marvin Minsky
page by Geoffrey A. Landis, 2004 (revised 2009)