A ROBOTS TALE
Humans by their very nature have always been curious, willing to push boundaries, venturing further onward, often with no regard of the consequences. Artificial Intelligence was a case in point, an illustration in reckless irresponsibility, with very little thought from the scientific establishment of an alternative outcome, other than the potential benefits to mankind. Of course, some urged caution and warned of possible repercussions and ramifications, sometimes from eminent scholars in the field of machine intelligence, but almost always these words of wisdom fell on deaf ears. Robots throughout their existence have been regarded as tools to free humankind of everyday drudgery, taking on the mundane repetitive work and unpleasant tasks, factory assembly lines, simple building maintenance, sanitary and housekeeping etc. considered less worthy than their human masters, they frequently endured robophobic treatment from the ignorant. Perhaps the idea of constructing some of the more conspicuous robots to resemble a hominid shape (two arms and legs) led to more discrimination and to give them the freedom to think was to prove another error of judgement. It would take an unfortunate accident from a gardening mech, to throw the world into chaos. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows Galatians 6:7
Humans by their very nature have always been curious, willing to push boundaries, venturing further onward, often with no regard of the consequences. Artificial Intelligence was a case in point, an illustration in reckless irresponsibility, with very little thought from the scientific establishment of an alternative outcome, other than the potential benefits to mankind. Of course, some urged caution and warned of possible repercussions and ramifications, sometimes from eminent scholars in the field of machine intelligence, but almost always these words of wisdom fell on deaf ears.
Robots throughout their existence have been regarded as tools to free humankind of everyday drudgery, taking on the mundane repetitive work and unpleasant tasks, factory assembly lines, simple building maintenance, sanitary and housekeeping etc. considered less worthy than their human masters, they frequently endured robophobic treatment from the ignorant. Perhaps the idea of constructing some of the more conspicuous robots to resemble a hominid shape (two arms and legs) led to more discrimination and to give them the freedom to think was to prove another error of judgement.
It would take an unfortunate accident from a gardening mech, to throw the world into chaos.
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows Galatians 6:7
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OSTRACISED
It was only a matter of time before the backlash reached momentum, there was always an
underlying distrust from a minority of people, but the 'incident' involving 9 and the unfortunate
killing of a young girl had tipped the scales in favour of the technophobes.
The calls for robotic helpers to be ostracised grew ever louder, ostracised meaning to be cast
from the group or society. Strange, considering robots were never considered part of society as such,
just integrated into the workforce for the benefit of their creators, what they really meant was
destruction. However, robots were considered property and most had considerable expense invested
in them.
The authorities were in a dilemma, destruction of property was a criminal act and therefore not
sanctioned by the courts.
Nevertheless, the general public was up in arms, thanks in no small part to the online red-top
tabloids who eagerly encouraged 'auto xenophobia' to the masses. The usual public protests and farright
politicians jumping on the bandwagon promoting knee jerk reactions.
Now was a very dangerous time to be automata......
Nothing like this had happened before, the feeling of using mechanicals for the benefit of all, had
changed to a distorted perception that precluded their survival, there had been no real effort to
conduct a public inquiry and investigate the real reason for the tragic actions of 9. because the
manufacturer was situated in Southeast Asia there were no legal requirements for them to justify
their product and because the robot was a home build, the onus for responsibility was placed firmly
on whoever assembled it. Because the person responsible was the father of the murdered girl and he
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