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Computer Scientists have come up with many different forms of technology that have wowed their audience. Now they are coming up with computerized robots that can even pass the Turing test and mimic human interaction. This technological advancement raises many philosophical and ethical questions. What does this mean? Where does this take us? How does this impact our future in robotics and computerization?

All these questions come to mind when considering the news of different technologies introduced every day. We hear of robots that smell, eat, drink and become thirsty. We even hear of robots that can mimic human speech and have conversations.

When Eliza was invented in 1966 (a computer program that fooled many into thinking she was a person) many people wrote about her and how she had passed the Turing test. Does this mean computers can think, many ask?

The answer to that question is no. The Turing test is no longer considered an accurate way to judge if a machine can match human intelligence because a machine can be set up in such a way to make it appear it is interacting with the human when it is simply programmed to act that way.

In the book Hamlet on the Holodeck, Mr. Murray states “It is an important moment in human history to be able to make machines that exhibit emergence. It is a sign that we have reached a new threshold in our ability to represent complex systems – systems of any kind, whether thermodynamics, war strategies, or human behavior.”

But is this an important moment in human history, or does it mean we are about to meet our competitor?

If robots that have the ability to eat, drink, smell, interact, and converse, (robots that are so much like a human, that they are a virtual human) are brought into the household, and controlled by humans to do what the human wants, who is to say that one day the robot won’t possess the power to override the program that controls it.

We are introduced to movies about robots often, such as I Robot, the Matrix, Bicentennial Man, Terminator, and many more. There are many stories of how people think; if we bring these technologically advanced appliances into our homes, it will virtually destroy our own freedom. We praise our rights and freedoms, yet we want to bring something into the world that could jeopardize that.

As Murray states “Our solace until recently has been to celebrate our place in nature, our separateness from the increasingly mechanical world around us.” Now, in the new millennium and throughout the 90s, that contentment is being tested. I feel that with the creation of these different devices comes trouble.

Although, as McLuhan says, we are always looking for new and better pieces of technology; is robotics really the correct route to take? However, man is selfish, and will continue to be selfish. Man desires to have power, and if a machine is what he thinks will give him more power, nothing will stop him.