Freefall 2489
A meeting of the mechanical minds
[!0.987]2014-04-21
If we're going to give robots freedoms and rights, people need to know the whole story. We can't hide robots like Blunt and Edge from public view.
You think those two will help humans make a good decision?
Yes. In general, good decisions are made when the person making the decision shares in both the benefits and the consequences of that decision. Shield a person from either and you shift the decision making process.
That is sensible, though I suspect I'd feel differently if I had a survival instinct.
Color by George Peterson
Condensed from the book of H. W. Lewis "Why flip a coin? The art and science of good decisions." (author's note on the comic)