When “Robot Dreams,” was transformed into the movie I, Robot, many things were added. In the short story, Elvex, the dreaming robot, meets his end. He is killed because he was ruled as “too dangerous to humankind.” In the movie, Sonny, who is the robot with the ability to feel emotions…
The robots are governed by 3 main laws: “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 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 the First or Second Law (Asimov…
Science fiction films give audiences an understanding of technological advances and take its audiences to the future with its films. Andrew Stanton’s film Wall-e and Spike Jonze’s film Her are examples well-made science fiction films identify and explores the ideas of technology and humanity. In the film Wall-e, the main character Wall-e is a lonely robot living on earth after all the life forces has died or left the planet. Wall-e’s main function and purpose within the film is to collect garbage and minimize waste. Wall-e later meets Eve, a robot who comes to earth to explore if the planet is sustainable for humans. The film explores areas of love, technology, race and gender. In the film Her, the main character Theodore is a sensitive, soon…
AI is commonly attributed to movies such as Terminator or Space Oddity. As a result, when the future of AI is ever debated,…
Frank is in the early stages of dementia which is getting worse and worse over time, when robot becomes a big role in Frank’s life at the time. Frank becomes fond of the robot because Frank gains trust in the robot. Frank’s son Hunter gives Frank a robot in hopes of helping Frank get back on track with chores and having a better lifestyle. Events between Frank and Robot develop a meaningful relationship.…
When Isaac Asimov envisioned a world in which robots would be as common as humans, he determined all of the ethics and morals that would bind these smart machines with three rules: “1. A robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction allow it to come to harm, 2. A robot must always obey a human, unless this conflicts with the first law, 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as this doesn’t interfere with the first or second law” (Asimov, 1941). These three statements were baptized as the Three Laws of Robotics, and to the day they serve as a standard for robots and a goal for artificial intelligence researchers. But as the Laws were created in a time when people thought that by 2015 visiting Mercury would be a routine…
It takes place in Brooklyn, New York. I think it takes place during the 21st century.…
The movie “Robot and Frank” is based on how human interactions are replaced by robots. Robots are known to efficiently help any individual, which is extremely beneficial to our society. The movie presented the idea that robots can improve human’s capability through social and physical contact. Frank began to rely on the help of a robot because his robot accommodated all of his needs. In addition, Frank lived a much simpler and easier life due to the many capabilities of the robot.…
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. ”(1950, I robot)…
2. A major “conundrum”, as mentioned in the opening scene of the film, is one that poses a question: if a robot can genuinely love its owner, what responsibility does the human have towards the machine? Is it real love if it is simulated and mechanical?…
In the movie I, Robot, the definition of humanity is a major theme. More specifically, whether or not robots (particularly Sonny) can be considered human is a large focus of the film. This paper will prove that Sonny matches multiple definitions of the human condition and can therefore be considered a human. The first theory Sonny matches is Irvin Yalom’s theory of the human condition. He also shows characteristics that are featured in the empathic theory of humanism. He is also an embodiment of the functionalist definition of humanity. Since Sonny embodies the core ideas of all these philosophies, he must be considered human.…
The film is based off a comic so it obviously possesses a bit of a comic feel to it. Along with being based off the comic, it was also produced by Alex Proyas, who has a tendency to be dark and violent with his work, the perfect fit for this particular film, as it has a very dark and violent theme. It is set in the 1990’s in Detroit Michigan, surrounded by gothic cathedral buildings decaying in chaos and destruction and drowning in rain and sorrow. The film unfolds in a non-linear order, jumping from present to the past (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011) in order to mimic a memory. The non-linear method is very important to this film as it is useful in showing the audience the memories of the protagonist, or main character (2011), Erick Draven played by the late Brandon Lee. These memories are the fuel to Erick’s desire for vengeance as they…
It was the first time Art2 had said something like that. It was always me who had asked to have a word with him. I must admit, I wasn’t quite happy about the situation. We sat down on the couch, and he looked me in the eyes again. Then he started talking. He talked for a long time about how he felt he needed something new and exciting in his life of a robot. He wanted to try something new. He said that he had bigger ambitions than helping me. Art2 had watched a lot of TV lately and especially the news. He had always been very interested in politics, and he was very proud of the current government. He was a big fan of President Obama as well. Then he suddenly said that he wanted to be a politician, and he wanted me to assist him. I had to make him repeat it, just to be sure about what he had just said. I knew that cats had been politicians before, but Art2 was a robot.…
The Development of artificial intelligence has been receiving great attention from many people. Especially, robotics is considered a most interesting potential field because people expect robots to come into their lives. Robots will make our lives more comfortable, doing household duties, security jobs, tending the elderly, etc. Therefore, it is essential that people become more familiar with our future helpers. However, many people do not take interests in knowing about robots because people are not aware of the meaning of robots’ names.…
Everyone has seen the movie Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg (or mostly everyone). The first thing they think it is would be simple, Robots. Robots who act and look like humans. The answer to what is Artificial Intelligence is truly bigger than a lot of human beings. I’m saying this because with all honesty Artificial Intelligence started out with something that most people do not have after the age of 10. That something is called “an imagination”. Artificial Intelligence is engineering and science (Sloman A. 2000). Artificial Intelligence is the capacity of a computer to perform operations analogous to learning and decision making in humans (this definition comes from dictionary.com).…