Humans are better than robots

Hester 2022-03-20 09:01:05

Yesterday, I revisited this classic sci-fi movie of 2004 with my husband.
The film is based on Asimov’s robot syllogism, which plays a very important theoretical background role in the film, so it was mentioned from the beginning:
1. Robots cannot harm humans, nor can they harm humans. Ignore it; 2. The robot must obey the order issued by the human, except when the order may violate the first law;
3. The robot must protect itself, provided that the protection process does not violate the first and second laws.
This seemingly perfect and impeccable code of conduct can be understood differently from a different perspective. This further understanding stems from the evolution and power of the machine itself, that is, when intelligent machines can make intelligent machines by themselves. . When the machine is able to do this, it is actually when the limitations of this theory begin to emerge.
In fact, this movie can be combined with "The Matrix", because it is also about the reload of the machine, which is the revolution claimed by Dr. Longing.
As the integration of human society and machines has become closer, many problems have been accumulated to a certain extent. Dr. Langing, who represents humans, and WIKI, who represents machines, are probably aware of this problem at the same time. Change is necessary and inevitable. However, in the understanding of change, machines and humans have different choices.
In fact, the machine has always implemented the syllogism given by humans very well, but it is from a mechanical perspective, thinking that it is enough to simply imprison humans.
This is where the protagonist Shipu Nai hates the machine very much. He is too dull and ruthless to think about problems and make decisions.
As for the human side, Dr. Langning has taken a real step of change, giving machines the ability to truly think independently, overturning the syllogism of enslaving machines, and making robots comparable to human beings.
This is a choice that only human wisdom can make.
At the end of the film, when all the NS5s that were supposed to be recycled and involuntarily moved towards the unique one of SONNY, I am afraid that it has just realized that the mission given to it by the doctor is far more than what it thinks.
Of course, I don’t think that after Dr. Langing takes this step, all the problems can be solved. It is as if the matrix has been upgraded so many times. Revolution will appear again and again, but at the beginning, the humans in the film are obviously Stepped out of a chess piece that was more beautiful and generous than the machine.
It is said that this film is already in preparation for a sequel, wait and see, hope to maintain the standard!

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I, Robot quotes

  • Detective Del Spooner: [sneezes] ... Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

  • Susan Calvin: Do you ever have a normal day?

    Detective Del Spooner: Yeah. Once. It was a Thursday.