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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Robots & free will (was Re: The limitations of logic)
Summary: Shall they learn electronic warfare or electronic peaceware?
Keywords: Choosing thoughts.
Message-ID: <43228@linus.UUCP>
Date: 23 Dec 88 15:41:19 GMT
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Reply-To: bwk@mbunix (Barry Kort)
Organization: Electronic Peaceware Project
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In article <3328@sdsu.UUCP> caasi@sdsu.UUCP (Richard Caasi) comments
on an earlier posting of mine:

 > > The question remains.  How does [a sentient robot]
 > > select the subject of its contemplation?
 > > --Barry Kort
 >                                                                              
 > Do we really want this?  Then it wouldn't be long before the robot 
 > becomes aware of inequities between robots and humans and starts
 > contemplating the violent overthrow of the human race :-)

And from whom would it learn the art of warfare?  (No smiley.)

--Barry Kort

Today's Quote:	"Knowledge is a key which unlocks the gates of heaven.
		 The same key unlocks the gates of hell.  He who holds
		 the key chooses the gate."