If robots end up becoming sophisticated weapons, what can we do to protect ourselves? There are a few possibilities:
-International treaties could limit production much like how nuclear weapons are controlled. I think that this likely unfeasible because a robot in theory should require no special components beyond gears, computers, and other easily attainable parts.
-Behavioral laws could be built into a robots programming so that it cannot harm humans, like in the book I-Robot. This is also unfeasible because programs are easily reengineered- look at any new technology, it's usually hacked within a few days.
-What I think is the most likely scenario: robot production will be tightly regulated much like that of guns, but terrorist groups will always manage to get ahold of them anyway. When people decide to misuse them for harm, costly urban warfare will be the only counter measure.
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