Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

Chapter 10, Conclusions and Reflections

1. I do not feel that robots or AI are a threat in any way, because the necessary and sufficient conditions for robots to be a threat do not exist. Which is to say, the robots have to want to take over the world, and have a need to take over. Currently, robots and AI have no wants or needs.
2. We would need project managers, packaging designers, advertising and marketing, sales people, and support staff.
3. Psychologists study normal and abnormal mental states and cognitive processes, exactly what we are trying to simulate for artificial personality. We want the robot to not trigger bad responses in people. I once had a robot with flashing red eyes that caused small children to have panic attacks. Psychologists ...