Hey enblahget, autonomous robots WILL STILL BE ILLEGAL regardless of this "turning test". Even a 12 year old can figure out the reason why these robots are illegal is because they can't distinguish between a 2month old and an old lady, not because of friendly fire.
Sending this into a warzone where there are civilians would clearly constitute a war crime. It would be like sending a group of solders into an area knowing they will kill every living thing thats not a home solider.
Please find better writers/editors because the quality is on this site is starting to take a nose dive.
"Hey enblahget, autonomous robots WILL STILL BE ILLEGAL regardless of this "turning test"."
While testing a machine's ability to turn will not help guarantee the safety of noncombatants, passing a Turing test would require the ability to distinguish between targets.
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Hey enblahget, autonomous robots WILL STILL BE ILLEGAL regardless of this "turning test". Even a 12 year old can figure out the reason why these robots are illegal is because they can't distinguish between a 2month old and an old lady, not because of friendly fire.
Sending this into a warzone where there are civilians would clearly constitute a war crime. It would be like sending a group of solders into an area knowing they will kill every living thing thats not a home solider.
Please find better writers/editors because the quality is on this site is starting to take a nose dive.
"because they can't distinguish between a 2month old and an old lady"
To be fair, they both wear diapers, drool, and need liquid food, so...
Just make the enemy where RFID tags. Do I have to think up ALL the answers?
"Hey enblahget, autonomous robots WILL STILL BE ILLEGAL regardless of this "turning test"."
While testing a machine's ability to turn will not help guarantee the safety of noncombatants, passing a Turing test would require the ability to distinguish between targets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test