Korea to Draft Code of Ethics for Robot Use
March 8, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Computers
Leave it to the Koreans to save humanity from the mistakes of The Animatrix.
An ethical code to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa, is being drawn up by South Korea.
The Robot Ethics Charter will cover standards for users and manufacturers and will be released later in 2007.
It is being put together by a five member team of experts that includes futurists and a science fiction writer.
The South Korean government has identified robotics as a key economic driver and is pumping millions of dollars into research.
“The government plans to set ethical guidelines concerning the roles and functions of robots as robots are expected to develop strong intelligence in the near future,” the ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said.
Asimov is smiling in his grave. Let’s hope this new code of ethics doesn’t preclude more exotic uses for robots.
I think that this is some what unnessecary even though there is a futurists and a science fiction writer doing it it dosn’t let them prerequsit what the robots will do.