Neuroscientist Examines Robots - AI and Robotics Research Insights for Tech Enthusiasts | Perfect for STEM Education and Future Technology Discussions

This book is the first to examine the likely legal consequences of working around and living with robots. Our legal system has yet to develop adequate rules to govern these consequences. The book suggests what might be coming very soon -- especially in areas of tort law, where human and robots will affect each other's performance. It got me thinking. It also made me realize how deeply robots have penetrated our lives already, and how we'll have to develop models for dividing up tasks between robots and humans to take advantage of their respective strengths. The book suggests at least one model, founded in Norbert Wiener's dictum of "the human use of human beings." According to the author, there is hope for humanity (in contrast to some, who see humans as on the way out except for a few geniuses). There is going to be a convergence of human and robot intelligence, especially in the area of emotional intelligence, but the author suggests that this is all very real and not at all sci-fi.