Why are we so scared of robots ? Is it really bad ?

1. Why are We so Scared of
Robots / AIs?
Are they really so bad?
Presented by :
Bhatt Riddhi D.
riddhi28bhatt@gmail.com
Sem : 3
Roll no. : 15
Paper name : Cultural Studies
PG Year : 2020-2022
MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

2. Key Objectives
● What exactly is a Robot?
● Why are We so Scared of Robots / AIs?
● Three Fears about Robot
● Is there a danger Robot/AIs is going to take over the world?
● Example of Movies

3. What exactly is a Robot?
● According to Encyclopedia Britannica :
"Any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may
not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike
manner. By extension, robotics is the engineering discipline dealing with the
design, construction, and operation of robots."
● According to Merriam Webster Dictionary :
"A machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving
independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex
actions (such as grasping and moving objects)." And Such a machine built to
resemble a human being or animal in appearance and behavior."

4. Why are We so Scared of Robots ?
● Robots have become an integral part of the manufacturing industry, but
they’re also moving into other industries as well. As they continue to
become a larger part of our society, people are voicing growing fears
about them.
● Whether it’s a fear for their jobs, their lives, or something else entirely,
it’s all built on a lack of knowledge.
● We’ve all seen science fiction films about robots turning on their
masters and we’ve certainly heard naysayers talk about how robots are
coming to steal human jobs, but are they really so bad?
● The answer is ‘NO’ .

5. 1. They’re Not Safe
● First and foremost, you’ll hear about how robots aren’t safe. While it’s true that
fenced robots in manufacturing are behind said fences for a reason, that’s not to say
that their collaborative counterparts are dangerous as well. While nothing is
completely safe, collaborative robots are in fact built using a standard set of
guidelines known as the ISO TS 15066.
● Today’s standards, combined with safety technology, has resulted in several
excellent options for safety with collaborative robots:
● Power and force limiting
● Speed and separation monitoring
● Hand guiding
● New safety technology continues to emerge as time goes on, quickly revealing that
humans have no need to fear their safety around robots in the workplace, so long as
they are well informed.

6. 2. They’ll Take Our Jobs
● Throughout history, people have always feared technology, because they were
scared it would make their jobs obsolete. Cars, the printing press, industrial
technology, all of these things were met with fear in the past.
● Instead, technology creates new industries, new jobs, and more prosperity as a
whole. With robots, the same thing is happening today. People in manufacturing
are afraid their jobs will be taken, but new jobs are already being created.
● Whether it’s someone to program the robots, or a human to work on more
intricate tasks that robots can’t perform, new roles are emerging as robots
increase production and lower costs. Back-breaking jobs that humans hate can
now be given to robots, thus freeing them up to do more rewarding work.
● There’s nothing to fear, because technology creates far more than it destroys
when it comes to industries, jobs, and careers.

7. According to Bill Gates..
"It is really bad if people overall have more fear about what innovation is going to
do than they have enthusiasm."
● Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, seems to be taking the position that we have
nothing to fear but fear itself. He has also voiced his opinion that people
need to approach advancements in technology with enthusiasm, not
outright fear.
● He seems to believe that if we plan accordingly and address these fears in
advance, humankind will have nothing to worry about.

8. 3. Artificial Intelligence Is Dangerous
● We’ve made some huge strides in regards to artificial intelligence, but we’re a
long ways off from robots that are as smart, or smarter than humans. People
who think about decades in the future may have concerns about the
intelligence of robots being used against us, but that’s not something we need
to worry about now.
● The current landscape of robotics puts us squarely in control. As a result, the
idea of robots turning on us or becoming sentient is still in the realm of science
fiction.
● Major technology figures like Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others are
already thinking about how to properly harness A.I.

9. ● Geoff Hinton, known as the “godfather of deep learning,” told the BBC
that ….
“You can see things clearly for the next few years, but look beyond 10 years
and we can’t really see anything. It’s just a fog.”
● Instead, we should focus on the fact that today’s A.I systems can process
information too vast or too complex for humans to grasp. There’s
nothing to fear from the growth of A.I as we are still in the infancy of the
technology.

10. Is there a danger Robot/AIs is going
to take over the world?
"There's a lot of really intelligent people who aren't trying to take over the world.
There's a broken idea that anything that's intelligent will want will have the same kind
of ambitions as we have,"
● Example of a cheetah
"The idea that just because humans are the smartest animal, anything that is
intelligent will become a person is broken. That's like thinking any animal that
becomes fast will turn into a cheetah."
According to Joanna Bryson..

11. According to Janelle Shane..
“So, when we're working with AI, it's up to us to avoid problems. And avoiding
things going wrong, that may come down to the age-old problem of
communication, where we as humans have to learn how to communicate with
AI. We have to learn what AI is capable of doing and what it's not, and to
understand that, with its tiny little worm brain, AI doesn't really understand
what we're trying to ask it to do. So in other words, we have to be prepared to
work with AI that's not the super-competent, all-knowing AI of science
fiction. We have to be prepared to work with an AI that's the one that we
actually have in the present day. And present-day AI is plenty weird enough.”
(The danger of AI is weirder than
you think - TED)

12. Old Movies & Plays on Robots/Als..
1963
1967

13. Example of some Movies on Robot/Als...
2003 2014

14. 2010
2018

16. Work Cited
● Ansari, Nisar Ahmad, director. Waha Ke Log. 1 Jan. 1967, https://www.jiocinema.com/watch/movies/wahan-
ke-
log/0/0/3fbc68a09cfa11e99e7cff9afcfed086/0/0?utm_source=google&utm_medium=MovieWatchAction
&utm_campaign=WatchAction. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
● Gi, Shu, et al. Changing Batteries - A Robot "Son" Couldn't Replace The Emptiness In Her Heart . 18 May 2016,
https://youtu.be/iCWWyr3MwnU. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
● Hirani, Rajkumar, director. PK. 19 Dec. 2014, https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70303496?source=35. Accessed
19 Oct. 2021.
● “ISO/TS 15066:2016 Robots and Robotic Devices — Collaborative Robots.” ISO, Feb. 2016,
https://www.iso.org/standard/62996.html.
● Kasilingam, A., director. Kalai Arasi. 1 Apr. 1963, https://www.mxplayer.in/movie/watch-kalai-arasi-movie-
online-b3b84dcaae0e61dfafdbfca3e0e4bd25. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
● Kerrigan, Saoirse. “Why Are We So Scared of Robots? 15 Experts Weigh in on What the Real.” Interesting
Engineering, 22 May 2018, https://interestingengineering.com/why-are-we-so-scared-of-robots-15-experts-
weigh-in-on-what-the-real-dangers-are.

17. ● Moravec, Hans Peter. "Robot". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Feb. 2021,
https://www.britannica.com/technology/robot-technology. Accessed 19 October 2021.
● Roshan, Rakesh, director. Koi... Mil Gaya. 8 Aug. 2003, zee5.com/movies/details/koi-mil-gaya/0-0-
275862. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
● “Robot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/robot. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
● Szollosy, Michael. (2015). Why Are We Afraid of Robots? The Role of Projection in the Popular
Conception of Robots. 10.1007/978-3-319-09668-1_9.
● Shankar, S., director. Robot. 1 Oct. 2010, https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/robot/0-0-
movie_466418637. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
● “The Danger of AI Is Weirder than You Think .” TED, Apr. 2019,
https://www.ted.com/talks/janelle_shane_the_danger_of_ai_is_weirder_than_you_think?language=en.
Accessed 19 Oct. 2021

18. THANK YOU