May 20, 2013

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Can a Robot make decision ethically?!

EthicalRobot

Robots and other machines equipped with artificial intelligence shoot military targets, distribute cash (think: ATMs), drive cars and deliver medication to patients, to name a few. If people performed these duties, they would be expected to behave in a certain way and follow moral and ethical guidelines. But what about robots? They can’t yet think [...]

We May Lose Mars Rover Spirit Forever : Mars Rover Missed Its Winter Wake-up Call

Spirit Mars Rover

The Discovery News reported that One of NASA’s six-year-old Mars rovers missed its winter wake-up call, prompting concerns that it may never recover from the frigid cold. During previous winters, Spirit was able to get to a sun-facing slope in Gusev Crater before the deep cold set in, a position that left it able to [...]