Feb 29 2008
Robot law
You already receive tickets for speeding and running red lights by robots. In the not to distant future, I don’t think it’s a huge leap to think that you may be receiving parking tickets from robots. You may receive littering tickets from robots. You may even be forced to be home in bed before 1AM because new laws don’t allow you to be out past curfew with old mate Robocop at the end of your street guarding your safety and not allowing you to go out into the night where the unthinkable may occur.
OK that last one may be a bit extreme but I sometimes wonder if we are going to get to a stage where robots are policing our streets? And if we do, what sort of power would be entrusted to such an officer of the law.
We are living in a world of UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles) that can be armed with weapons and attack our enemies without risk to pilots, no problem with that for me, well until our enemies use the same weapon against us. Bomb disposal robots are now used to disarm dangerous weapons; again I see no problem with this. The robot solider is well and truly in the scopes of the US government. Is it totally beyond the realms of possibility that such a robot could be repackaged into a saleable product, available to governments and ‘other’ organizations around the world?
Yes I am paranoid, untrusting and anti-authority. Yes I have fallen for the story line of one to many Hollywood blockbusters and, I indeed, should go and live with the Armish people and avoid all these evil machines. But that just ain’t going to help anyone, my place is here with you, the good old faithful consumer blind to there future plans.
I wish this ‘evil’ government had the same foresight with planning freeways, toll roads and tunnels as I seem to credit them with in controlling our future laws. I guess I am trying to say that I don’t think they are deliberately planning this future for us but there is an underlying concern it will become an ‘obvious’ solution some time in the future. Much the same as speed cameras became a solution to a problem at one point in time and are now accepted as a part of our society.
SJ, do you have a robot obsession? Whatever happened to these robots you promised Velcrap that he could make love to.
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Those robots are ok
. Their development continues at a furious pace.
SJ
why built robots…. I heard that they are putting something in the water that is taking over our brains and transmitting data back to a main frame which monitors our thoughts and if your thoughts don’t fit within the boundaries of society it sends back a message stopping your heart.
I have it from a good un-named source
Here you go again. Mr Anti everything. There are never going to be robots that control the streets and enforce the law.
At least you admit you have been watching to many Hollywood movies because it is the only way you could ever come to that conclusion.
Ha ha Woody is along my train of thought. You might be suffering from some sort of delusion.
SJ, cancel my order of the special robot, I got lucky tonight!!!!! She was hot!
Have fun at Mardi Gra IASM
How’s your wife Woody? Is she still finding an overweight loser attractive & exciting or is she finding you “comfortable” while she looks for more stimulation & excitement elsewhere??
Hey iasm you sure that was a chick you took home on friday some of my wife’s gay clients were in Sydney on friday night and I know they like to dress as women from time to time, so I will check to see if any of them picked up an Asian guy when they get back.
Just how much did you have to drink?
Could get very confusing for you when your drunk, drugged and horny
Your wife has “gay” friends hey Woody! That’s good that they’re “gay.” You can relax when she’s spending time with them can’t you? They wouldn’t be trying to sleep with her or anything. ……….You continue to roll those sushi sandwiches oh naive one while your dissatisfied wife rolls around with her interesting, intelligent, well-heeled, well-built, horny “gay” friends!!!
Question for SJ, how do you let someone know when they’re figuratively falling asleep at the wheel?