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Summary
This document is page 49 of a larger file (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016852), containing an introductory text about roboticist Rodney Brooks. It references his appearance in a 1997 documentary and discusses his philosophical views on Artificial Intelligence, specifically his belief that humans are machines and his concerns regarding the vulnerability of software engineering. The text serves as a preface to a piece written by Brooks included in the subsequent pages.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rodney Brooks | Roboticist |
Subject of the text; described as a visionary and leading roboticist who views humans as machines.
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| Errol Morris | Filmmaker |
Director of the 1997 documentary 'Fast, Cheap and Out of Control' which featured Brooks.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| House Oversight Committee |
Inferred from the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
1997
Release of Errol Morris's documentary 'Fast, Cheap and Out of Control' featuring Rodney Brooks.
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2002
Relationships (1)
Brooks was featured in Morris's 1997 documentary.
Key Quotes (5)
"we overanthropomorphize humans, who are after all mere machines."Source
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"the distinction between us and robots is going to disappear."Source
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"Like a religious scientist, I maintain two sets of inconsistent beliefs and act on each of them in different circumstances"Source
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"It is this transcendence between belief systems that I think will be what enables mankind to ultimately accept robots as emotional machines, and thereafter start to empathize with them and attribute free will, respect, and ultimately rights to them."Source
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"he is alarmed by the extent to which we have come to rely on pervasive systems that are not just exploitative but also vulnerable"Source
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