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Machines and Man: Ethics and Robotics in the 21st Century

 
The Question

Question 3
Are there any kind of robots that shouldn't be created? Or that you wouldn't want to see created? Why?
 
The Audio Response
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Chico MacMurtrie: Artist Chico MacMurtrie, artist:
MacMurtrie finds use of robotic devices to kill or control other human beings a pathetic and catastrophic use of the technology.
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Marque Cornblatt: Artist   Marque Cornblatt, artist:
Cornblatt believes that the intent behind the building of a robotic device is much more important than its make or model. This same principle applies to the creation of weapons, art, and even free speech. He emphasizes the responsibility that comes with the creation of machines that can do harm.
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Eric Paulos: Robotics Researcher at the Computer Science Division of the University of California at Berkeley and artist   Eric Paulos, robotics researcher at the Computer Science Division of the University of California at Berkeley and artist :
You have to have an open and scientific sense of adventure, says Paulos, so as not to limit or constrain what you may discover. Nanotechnology may be one of the biggest triumphs or one of the most frightening concepts of the future. He concludes that a robot built with nanotechnology could probably create anything, but could also destroy anything.
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Tom Shanks, Ph.D. of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics  

Tom Shanks, Ph.D. of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics:
Shanks doesn't want to see robots created that act other than the way human beings act when we are at our best.
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