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Marxos edited this page Sep 27, 2023 · 9 revisions

If AI is solved and androids become commonplace, practical problems of androids, like running out of power in a public place, become a hazzard. Consider these rules for androids: STUB: how should roving bots respond to commands from humans? To balance the power in a society of androids and Man.  Any android, free roaming;

  1. Must have an (manufacturer and model) identification printed visibly on its unit and/or queryable by voice. (The People must still feel that this is their domain, not the androids.)
  2. Remains the property of its owner until 1) it breaks a law, 2) becomes inoperative without it`s owner present. (There must be some allowance for it to roam freely. These are the constraints on that freedom.) 3) Owner dies. If no instructions are left with droid, removes tasks from task-list(?), wanders for survival until someone claims it.
  3. In the event of #1 it must be remanded to the Police (where laws can determine what fine (or otherwise) towards the owner or manufacturer), or if the latter(s), the droid can be taken custody by any Person.
  4. A robot may defend itself, if a warning (of magnitude?) is given first.
  5. If the robot does not have #1, it may be taken by any Person, along with any risks that may entail, like the Owner collecting damages for any changes made to the device or laws broken.
  6. If a person takes custody from #2, they may query about its present Owner and negotiate a reward, or become the *new* owner of the (potentially expensive) droid and be subject to the same limits as above. (They do not get the same rights as a human, like being. The owner and the manufacturer have obligations on society for unleashing these devices into the public sphere.)
  7.   Anyone who deliberately injures a droid shall be guilty of regular property damage or theft. Video feed can be beamed to any receiver for cases of enforcement.
Would this cover the need to balance robots
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