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This is occuring not because of villainous masterminds concocting an evil plan for world domination, it is an emergent phenomenon of the information age. Where as life is an [[We|emergent function of the universe]], so too are machines in the information age. In abiogenesis, started with the primordial soup of binary housed in a computer and now has grown into the various cybernetic systems which regulate our economy. | This is occuring not because of villainous masterminds concocting an evil plan for world domination, it is an emergent phenomenon of the information age. Where as life is an [[We|emergent function of the universe]], so too are machines in the information age. In abiogenesis, started with the primordial soup of binary housed in a computer and now has grown into the various cybernetic systems which regulate our economy. | ||
''' | == Incorporation Heuristics == | ||
Incorporation statements (IC) are legal documents which set out the specific rules, by which a corporation is to operate by. Subsequent rules may be applied in the form of Standard Operating Procedures however these must abode by the initial tenants on the IC. As a single document, ICs are filed usually with the Secretary of State’s office or other agency designated by the state to handle business registrations. The most companies by far are registered in the greatest tax haven on earth the United Kingdom. | |||
The majority of incorporation statements codify the fiduciary duty of the parts of the machine, which in over 99% of cases is the pursuit of revenue with the reduction of costs excluding environmental externalities. At this point, the relativity of ethics comes into play. ''Do all machines ignore externalities and are intent on destroying the earth?'' ''Is a gun bad? No. Its down to the intent set by the incorporation heuristic, these can be broadly classified into:'' | |||
* For profit - your standard corporation | |||
* Not For Profit - where the pursuit of profit is reduced however this often then moves into the pursuit of survival of wages. | |||
At this point it is a good idea to define the difference between a tool and a machine: | |||
"As nouns the difference between machine and tool is that machine is a device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect while tool is (senseid)a mechanical device intended to make a task easier." | |||
A machine is a more advanced tool as it direct energy to produce a certain effect, it has a more refined embedded purpose opposed to a tool. It is this embedded purpose embedded at conception of the machine that makes it good or bad. In the context of a machine, this depends on its founding heuristics which are found in it incorporation statement. | |||
=== The Good Machine === | |||
When the concept of robotics was first dreamed of Issac Asimov created a thought experiment called i Robot. In it he imagined the creation of autonomous intelligence in the form of androids. At this point a similar conundrum arose as above. If a machine is developed which has autonomy, how can we ensure that it primarily does no harm to humans. As such he developed the Three laws of robotics, distinct ethical rules to protect humans from the ruthlessness of machines: | |||
* '''First Law''' - A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm | |||
* '''Second Law''' - A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. | |||
* '''Third Law''' - A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. | |||
These laws are exceptionally famous in specific circles, however not many know that Asimov added a fourth law later in his life which he termed the zeroth law: | |||
''"A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm."'' | |||
These are the founding principles of the '''tenet'''. | |||
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