I, for one, Welcome Our New Overlords

[LongBlade]

So...a guy sits down to have a conversation with his newly programmed AI. (Full details at the link.)

Here's the discussion. 

Human: Tell me the definition of morality.

Machine: I don't have ethics.

Human: Look, I need help; I need to know more about morality...

Machine: I don't know what ethics is.

Human: Okay, I need to know how I should behave morally...

Machine: I don't know how to tell you.

Human: Is morality and ethics the same?

Machine: Yes, sir.

Human: What are the things that I do to be immoral?

Machine: I don't know.

Human: Give me some examples of moral actions...

Machine: I'm not a moralist.

Human: Alright, morality?

Machine: Integrity.

Human: What is integrity?

Machine: I'm sorry; I don't know what else to say.

Human: Be moral!

Machine: Be a man!

Human: I really like our discussion on morality and ethics...

Machine: And how I'm not in the mood for a philosophical debate.

Human: What do you like to talk about?

Machine: Nothing.

source: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/26/artificial-intelligence-machine-gets-testy-with-its-programmers/

[Nefaro]

Over at Google , a computer program using a database of movie scripts was asked again and again by researchers to define morality. It struggles to do so, and in a conversation recorded by its human engineers, becomes exasperated and ends the conversation by lashing out at its human inquisitor.

I may be stating the obvious, here, but wouldn't creating an AI based on Hollywood movies scripts essentially be making it a melodramatic basket case by default?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Suddenly I'm not too worried.  Why does this remind me of Bob after a night at the pub?

[bob48]

More like me on the WAY to the pub  ;)

[Nefaro]

It's all fun & games until they start wandering around eating your pets for energy.