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Evolving Robots in Information Society
Jyrki J.J. Kasvi
Information Society Development Centre
Take us prophets with a pinch of salt ”There is no reason for any individual to have a computer
in their home.” Ken Olson, President of DEC, World Future Society Convention, 1977
"You aren't going to turn passive consumers into active trollers on the Internet." Stephen Weiswasser, senior VP, ABC television, 1989
“Next Christmas the iPod will be dead, finished, gone, kaput.” Sir Alan Sugar, 2005
By 2015 one third of US fighting strength will be composed of robots US Department of Defense, 2006
“By 2015–2020 every South Korean household will have a robot and many European, “ The Ministry of Information and Communication (South Korea), 2007
When it comes to information society, science fiction has hit the mark much better But how about robotics? Popular culture has formed our attitudes and perceptions on robots and robotic society
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This (I Robot) is not going to happen, in spite of fact that there is a forerunner company called iRobot.
Revolution from digital to physical Robots have already changed the way live and work but they
have been hidden out of sight in factories Just like computers were hidden in computer centers before
invading our homes and lives
Information society has been the domain of information and communication technologies Robotics breaks the conceptual wall
between digital and physical
Robots mean we can programand hack our everyday reality
But is this a robot or just a stupidmachine repeating moves it hasbeen programmed to do?
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Robots already present in our lives Teller machines have replaced bank clerks
Remember going to bank every otherday just to get some cash?
But are teller machines robots or just clever automatons?
Vacuum cleaners and lawn movers haven been replaced by simple single task robots Well defined limited tasks are the first to be taken over by AI’s
“Intelligent” washing machines analyze your laundry and autonomously decide how to wash it Intelligent appliances make smart homes
Robot police are coming to our streets But aren’t iRobot 510 PackBots just remote controlled machines?
Does military/police iRobot PackBot pack the same technologies as iRobot Roomba?
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Robots change our societies beyond recognition Productivity explosion corresponding to industrialization
Stupid industrial jobs are going the way of stupid agricultural jobs In 20 years half of current jobs will be replaced by AI’s and robots … and agricultural robots are remaking agriculture too
Totally new industries not viable with human labor E.g. automatic waste sorting
Appliances and machinery become autonomous and networked Your car tells your house that you are
coming home: Warm the sauna. Your Polar stress sensor informs the
fridge: Cool another beer.
ZenRobotics Recycler is a true robot reacting to its environment instead of repeating preordained moves.
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If I were a farmer I would starttaking coding lessons right now
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Probability * Impact * Disruptivity E.g. AI’s in trading of stocks and securities
Certain: Widely used already Strong impact: Squeezes trading cycles to fractions of seconds Disruptivity disputed: Market structures have stayed the same, but glitches and
anomalies have shaken world economy several times
E.g. AI’s in autonomous vehicles Very probable: Several prototypes are already on the streets Tremendous impact on car industry, logistics, traffic and infrastructure Extremely disruptive: The number of vehicles drops dramatically and the
profession of drivers practically disappears.
Both require regulation, supervision,legislation and radical restructuringof related industries and the wholesociety.
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Luddite backslash to be expected Weaving looms of the early 19th century
were 1st generation industrial “robots” Again, industries and societies change very
fast when compared to human work life cycles
Not everyone is happy to experiencea new job every few years There are still people who take pride in not
knowing how to use a computer
No company or country can afford to take a breather Forerunners reap the spoils and take the risks
How to dedicate a part of the exploding revenues to finance social benefits and job training required to restructuring … without hampering the deployment of new AI and robot technologies?
Addoz Oy
People easily see the challenges of technologybut not the smart machines in our daily lives.
Addoz automatic medicine dispenser callsyour nurse if you forget to take your pills.
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From information security to cyber security When computers have access to physical reality, information
security becomes literally vital The term cyber security is used to make the distinction to merely
digital information security Military and criminal possibilities of cyber malware are endless
Information security of automation systems is often nonexistent Automation systems may be connected
to Internet without any access control! A Finnish study found vulnerable
automation systems from power plants, factories, a prison, a hospital, a bank and a water purification unit
Stuxnet woke us to the reality of cyber warfare and the vulnerability of the automation systems we rely on.
If someone disables the robots responsible offood logistics, we end up hungry pretty soon.
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Hack your bot! Harnessing human creativity to find
new robots and robot applications Open innovation processes familiar from
open source software may create surprising new applications really fast E.g. autonomous drones built from RC plaes and smart phone components Commercial uses of robot drones hampered by lack of legislation
Keep robot technologies and legislation open to tinkerers!
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