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Marshall Honorof<\/strong> Complex robots are like animals: They learn by doing. Future robots may even respond to reward systems: complete a task with aplomb, and a gain a \u201cfeeling\u201d of satisfaction for a job well done.<\/p>\n While this technology could create more efficient, goal-oriented robots, it could also have some very dire ramifications for humanity. After all, robots that feel rewarded by making humans happy may eventually decide that if no humans exist, no human will ever be unhappy again.<\/p>\n \u201cRobots without preferences can\u2019t have complicated behaviors,\u201d Roman V. Yampolskiy, director of the Cybersecurity Research Lab at the University of Louisville, told TechNewsDaily. \u201cTo make machines which are independent and creative, we need to give them rewards and preferences.\u201d <\/p>\n Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 3:07 pm<\/p>\n Tags: science<\/a>, technology<\/a><\/p>\n
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