How do we teach robots right from wrong? Soon the problem won't be hypothetical

Editor's note: Digital Trends has partnered with WebVisions, the internationally recognized design, technology and user-experience conference, to help bring luminary Douglas Rushkoff to this year's event in Portland, Oregon. As part of our partnership, we're also pleased to feature select content from WebVisions' insightful blog, Word. This week, contributor Mark Wyner wonders how we go about teaching artificial intelligence right from wrong. Twitter has admitted that as many as 23 million (8.5 percent) of its user accounts are autonomous Twitterbots. Many are there to increase productivity, conduct research, or even have some fun.