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How to.. How to Design a Safe Nano Robot or Virus A Moore's Law or similar ratio for ethics? Asimov's law and risks of nanotechnology as ascribed by the center for responsible nanotechnology Ethics issues of a different type have begun to spring up for science and technology due to a combination of factors. There are credibility issues that may hatch trust issues resultant from intentional and unintentional expected [in a democracy at Benjamin Franklin Working at his desk least] questioning of findings in environmental studies and science becoming reality as scientists in various fields from varying epistemological backgrounds grapple with timeframes, conceptualisations and facts. But as consumers and scientists come to understand the capacity of science and technology to innovate and that this capacity is increasing rapidly, there needs great thinkers on the side of wisdom to steer us from wanton disaster. It is interesting and very noteworthy that modern society looks back for guidance to thinkers such as Aristotle and Asimov for ethics. It is likely that human ethics in terms of acceptable standards have improved in some cases but there are only laws similar to Moore's Law calculations for innovation of technologies available, not ethics, a most worthy calculation. Issac Asimov ascribed three laws in the design of robots that movies, and consumers worry that some scientists too, have reversed to create plots intended to entertain for 120 minutes. Issac Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with either the First or Second Law. As scientists get closer to making items such as the Minority Report's screen a reality, the voice of caution seems to ask too, what is a robot? Nanotechnology has taken flight into the realms of fantasy too and so have consumers' fears on what nano is motivated by. As companies post pictures of ingestible RFID the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology [CRN] lists the major pitfalls, as they correspond to each of Asimov's laws, as follows: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. ᆞNanotech weapons would be extremely powerful and could lead to a dangerously unstable arms race. ᆞCriminals and terrorists could make effective use of the technology. ᆞExtreme solutions and abusive regulations may be attempted [this is the surveillance concern]. ᆞToo little or too much regulation can result in unrestricted availability [Why worry about the human spies? ... Beware the atomic spies]. ᆞCompeting nanotech programs increase the danger [the new arms race...acknowledged]. 2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. ᆞGrey goo was an early concern of nanotechnology. ᆞToo little or too much regulation can result in unrestricted availability [Why worry about the human spies? ... Beware the atomic spies and remote activation of ingestibles]. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with either the First or Second Law. 62 KOREA <strong>IT</strong> TIMES | July <strong>2010</strong>
How to.. ᆞCriminals and terrorists could make effective use of the technology. ᆞExtreme solutions and abusive regulations may be attempted [this is the surveillance concern]. ᆞCollective environmental damage is a natural consequence of cheap manufacturing, as are health risks. ᆞGrey goo was an early concern of nanotechnology. ᆞToo little or too much regulation can result in unrestricted availability. New robotic ethical points raised by the CRN, not falling clearly under Asimov's laws: ᆞDisruption of the basis of economy is a strong possibility. ᆞMajor investment firms are conscious of potential economic impact. ᆞNano-built products may be vastly overpriced relative to their cost, perpetuating unnecessary poverty. ᆞSociety could be disrupted by the availability of new "immoral" products. ᆞCollective environmental damage is a natural consequence of cheap manufacturing, as are health risks. ᆞGrey goo [the ultra modern 'oil spill'] won't happen by accident, but eventually could be developed on purpose. ᆞCompeting nanotech programs increase the danger. ᆞRelinquishment is counterproductive [weapons facilities just got harder to spot]. ᆞSolving these problems won't be easy [We are talking ARMS people, I, the nonchalant consumer, is not aware of a United Nations work group on nano non proliferation, thus far]. Above all, the CRN says, 'a single grey goo release, or unstable nanotech arms race, is intolerable. Threading a path between all these risks will require careful advanced planning.' Yet manufacture has begun ... www.koreaittimes.com 63
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