Google Created Its Own Laws of Robotics

Although the laws are fictional, they have become extremely influential among roboticists trying to program robots to act ethically in the human world. Now, Google has come along with its own set of, if not laws, then guidelines on how robots should act. In a new paper called "Concrete Problems in AI Safety," Google Brain--Google's deep learning AI division--lays out five problems that need to be solved if robots are going to be a day-to-day help to mankind, and gives suggestions on how to solve them. And it does so all through the lens of an imaginary cleaning robot. Let's say, in the course of his robotic duties, your cleaning robot is tasked with moving a box from one side of the room to another.