Killer Robots

                                                           The Three Laws (+ one):

     0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

Sounds like good rules to live and let live by, right? A rational society beginning to build intelligent, independently functioning robots would be bound to incorporate such laws into the basic programing of their artificial creations. A society who would build such devices without such restrictions would have to be insane and hell bent on their own destruction. Isaac Asimov was one of the first visionaries to explore the ins and outs of human/mechanical relationships. Though these three laws sort of evolved over the course of some of his earlier short stories, they came to full fruition in his The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn, and Robots and Empire series. These were my favorite books growing up and inspired me to write my own sci-fi stories. Although I’ve already gone on record saying that I don’t believe we will ever create a totally self-aware robot, it seems we are on the verge of creating some that can at least function independently from human control. It appalls me to learn that no such laws as the above are even being considered to be part of these robot’s programing. And that they are being specifically built for the monstrous purpose of unsupervised combat by DARPA. You can read about this outrageous endeavor here: http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2012/12/05/nowhere-to-run-or-to-hide-from-the-new-killer-robots/

  Now I ask you, is it too soon to start a grassroots movement against such insane use of technology? We need to get a petition going to stop this development in its tracks, and to insist that any independently operating robots be hardwired with the unbreakable directives listed above. If we don’t stop it now, someday we will be fighting that war against Sky Net and its machines. And we will lose!

Please go to the "We The People" website and sign my petition against independently operating killer robots:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-darpa-or-any-other-organization-creating-and-using-robots-can-function-independently-human/cwnBlrgg