AW: Bots and The Law Re: [aiethics] Re: ethics list

[Christian Dro?mann]

Brenda wrote:

> "Robot Law" will most likely become a speciality at some point in the
> future and it is inevitable it will be tested in some type of
> landmark case
> and set some type of precedent. Setting precedent for either side of a
> lawsuit could have the potential of lawsuits being filed. I worked in =
the
> legal field in the United States where I reside (not as an attorney)
> helping manage large complex litigation cases involving different
> areas of
> the law and yes, as stated below, the media will "run" with a story =
that
> will attract attention.

Only time will show whether such a lawsuit will be bad or maybe even =
good
publicity for us...
If we wanted to, we could use the incident with the woman falling in =
love
with a bot as a slogan...
"It's SO real, we got sued by someone having fallen in love with her!"

> What happens when a bot is online and enters into contracts with =
another
> bot?  We can all imagine a  future with bots making decisions on
> behalf of
> a company searching for a particular product or service but does it =
leave
> any room for negotiation with other parties to make the best
> deal, and how
> will that affect a contract. Again, an interesting point to consider.

I think no partner will be as tough in a negotiation as a bot can =
be...if
the bot is programmed to compare offers, IMHO there will indeed be room =
for
other parties...besides, I would never let a bot make or sign a contract =
all
on its own, but rather use it as an advisor...

> How much of the Internet will be governed by some type of Global
> Law in the
> future. I was recently discussing this with a friend and they

I think another important question should be "Do we NEED a global law on =
the
internet?"
I can remember the good old days when the internet was still somewhat
special...my first modem had 2400 Baud, it took ages to download =
anything,
but the pages loaded very fast, as there were no nifty flash-animations,
frames and other unnecessary bandwidth-consuming gimmicks...in those =
days
the net was able to control itself...people doing bad things were
banned...not because of laws but simply because of so many others who =
were
more reasonable than those particular individuals...
The net has grown a lot bigger since then, but still people doing bad =
things
are dealt with without involving "offline" authorities such as the =
police
most of the time...
This might be a quite anarchistic view, but still I think the net is =
able to
rule itself without the need for specific laws as this would only lead =
into
some kind of censorship...

> looked at me
> as if I was taking a chapter from some Science Fiction book, but it =
isn't
> science fiction at all. I do not think as botmasters  there should be =
any
> concern of being "dragged into a lawsuit" today, and do not think =
people
> should panic, but it is an interesting area that many people involved =
in
> internet technology are watching. Those of us involved with the Alice
> project have a unique opportunity to help educate and develop the many
> advantages of using bots in a wide variety of applications.

I think as the first step in educating people the Ethics Committee =
should
compile a list of "common rumors/misunderstandings about AI vs. the =
truth"
and put in on our homepage...

Christian




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