WorksheetsRobot Disobedience
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
HAL9000 was the first computer to ever disobey a human.
True
False
The idea of a robot apocaplyse is more a figment of public imagination than a real concern for researchers.
True
False
The main problem we face is mistakes being made, but by whom?
Robots
Robot's human creators
We need to teach .... to say no. Who?
Robots
the inventors of robots
Humans make mistakes. Which, according to the article?
Using robots for suspicious reasons
Giving them vague or incorrect instructions
Forgetting to turn the robots off
Forgetting to charge the robots overnight
Who is Isaac Asimov?
A famous inventor of robots
The inventor of the first sentient robot
A sci-fi author
Which of these is a important thing for a robot to be able to do, according to the article?
A robot may not disobey a human at any time.
A robot may decide for itself if it should obey the human at all times
A robot may not allow harm to come to itself unless doing so involves a human being hurt.
What are 'felicity conditions' ?
aspects of a situation that influence how an individual should do something.
aspects of a situation that influence if an individual can do something.
Both of the above
What is a synonym of 'unintentional' ?
indifferent
inadvertent
inattentive
In the article, did the robot eventually refuse the instruction which meant it would walk off the table?
Yes, it felt it was unsafe
No, it was programmed not to question human instruction
No, but only after being reassured by its instructor
In 'the table experiment' the robot was able to detect if an instructor was tricking it?
True
False
The article clearly mentions one advantage of working with robots.
They do not get tired
They do not get sick.
They are more predictable than humans.
They do not refuse to do work that a human may refuse to do.
Making robots look more human has a disadvantage.
Humans will gradually lose the ability to interact with other humans
Population levels will decrease because people don't see the need for a human partner.
The more human they seem, the more the robots can be used by other humans to influence each other.
