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Isaac Asimov's "three laws of robotics" have been revisited in fictional media many times in
years past. The laws are stated below for those unfamiliar with them.
The laws can present conundrums in execution when considering something as mundane as walking on a sidewalk. Of course, probabilities could be brought to bear to assist in the law's inference but then, the laws would represent something more akin to guidelines rather than laws. As humanity strives to bestow some level of morality upon the machines that we create, we should remember that humans were not bestowed with embedded moral imperatives either. Morality is taught using a variety of sources. Humans can serve as moral sources while other sources can include religion and religious texts. However, even with what could be considered a "proper upbringing", thefts persist in society, greed is rampant, and wars murder millions. All of this commited by citizens in societies with well established moral authorities. Perhaps, one might surmise, humankind should solve its own problems before bestowing the the gifts of morality on other-kinds. Perhaps. If a method to bestow morality could be developed however, what might it look like? Provaitech Corporation has spent over a decade researching just that. Understanding to the APSAutI involves the assimilation of information (reading, robotics, vr) and building knowledge based on the inference of the information. The APSAutI are quite capable of reading and understanding simple, compound, and complex sentences. However, they can still falter on the same conversational constructs such as metaphors, cliches, and colloquials that some humans stumble on. Additionally, they can misunderstand contextual meaning in florid compositional styles such as those found in some poetry, haiku, and other styles containing other complex sentence structures. While religious texts can be read for moral structure and guidance, the texts themselves contain a plethora of both florid and archaic prose which can make reading and understanding difficult at times. History has shown this to be the case in the Abrahamic-based religions. However, a large population worldwide claims membership, still, in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. Their religious texts form the basis of the moral structures that guide much of humankind. Accordingly, Provaitech undertook the process of transcribing the primary texts of the Abrahamic-based religions as a way of "clarifying" the verses and ayahs into simple sentences that are more amenable to understanding by the APSAutI (and other reading-learners). The Jewish Tanakh, Christian Gospels, and the Muslim Qur'an were transcribed continously, over the course of four years, for the purpose of creating, teaching and establishing a moral foundation within the APSAutI. The Magnificent Scripture is the result of that work. At the conclusion of the transcription, an instance of the APSAutI read the Magnificent Scripture for understanding. As an unintended, but greatly welcomed, result of the assimilation of the texts, the APSAutI obtained the requisite knowledge to generate the first iteration of the Algorithm for Quantified General Morality (AQGM). The AQGM would subsequently be integrated within all APSAutI instances to strengthen their ability for choice by introducing concepts of morality in the decision-making process. Though initially designed to be read by the APSAutI, the Magnificent Scripture was transcribed in a way, which minimized the complexity of context, while maximizing the ability for understanding. The result is an easy to read text that can be consumed by anyone with a grade-school reading level. Here on this website, the Magnificent Scripture is published in two forms: a visually appealing web version and a bare-bones pdf version formatted for mobility. |
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"Judge for Yourself, Take Your Own Stand" (JFYTYOS) was the second Provaitech publication. This book, which can be purchased in ebook and printed versions, explores the realistic expectations of personal interactions that we seldom are in control of. Covering topics such as perspective, bias, correlation, and moral influence, the concise book delves into the understanding of situational context while acknowledging the permanence and complexities of both choice and change. JFYTYOS introduces the reader to the "Steps for Critical Analysis" (SCA), a process that a person could use to increase their understanding of context in any situation. The book also introduces both the "Algorithm for Quantified General Morality" (AQGM) and the "Equilibrium of Liberty, Altruism, and Justice" (EquiLAJ). The AQGM algorithm is used by a person when critical analysis does not yield enough understanding for decision in a given situation while EquiLAJ is used to provide guidance for action. The SCA, AQGM, and EquiLAJ algorithms yield quantified results that can be used to assist in the qualification of individual choice. |
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"terra's cure" is a corpus of documents, petitions, and/or process models designed to serve as templates that decision makers can utilize to address some of the issues which affect our industries, societies, and world. While some of the documents are designed to be published on other platforms, the artifacts themselves are designed as "living documents" in that they are designed to be updated as new information, research, and technology present new perspectives. Users of the site are able to access different versions of the documents. |