Human Robots

Robots that become as clever as humans and then seek to destroy us. Not a new idea, its been the theme to many movies. My question is why are people so quick to laugh this idea off as though it could never happen? I think it could. I mean, why not? If in years to come robots become as clever as humans, and can think like humans, then I see little reason that they wouldn’t seek our destruction. Take humans for example. We go to war with each other all the time. Since before the Romans we’ve fought wars, murders are constantly on the news. People kill. People have wars. Creating Robots that think like people is not necessarily a clever idea.

Robots could well be made from a material stronger than humans, and therefore they would be stronger. Great!! Intelligent beings physically stronger than us, just what we need! So once they realize they are stronger, they can build themselves (more robots) we become the wink link. Us humans become the weak, we become the what slows progress, and then we have a problem. Full scale war, human vs robot? I don’t think so. But a phasing out perhaps. As global warming, and other environmental problems cause humans grief, it may be that robots are un phased by it, able to function in any conditions.

People talk about inelegant robots as this great thing, something we strive to be able to create. But, human-like robots are the last thing we need. One could argue there are more than enough people on the planet, consuming enough power, water, gas etc. Human jobs being lost to the current level of technological advancements is already very high, imagine the redundancies that would occur with the arrival of, what are essentially humans that need no sleep, no food, no rest etc. I personally can see no gains from human like robots. They really are unnecessary, and would cause more worry and harm than they would good.