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"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." | "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 | 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 === | === The Good Machine === | ||
Asimov | 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. | |||