Artificial Intelligence In Isaac Asimov's Liar

The world of artificial intelligence is advancing at a rapid rate with robots becoming increasingly human like everyday. Advancements in these technologies requires us as humans to understand the benefits and the ramifications of introducing this scarcely understood technology into our everyday lives. Blindly allowing a new form of intelligence could be potentially catastrophic if not fully understood as the stability of these technologies are yet to be understood. Within Isaac Asimov's story “Liar!” he attempts to humanize the robot to distance it from the Frankenstein Complex. He does this very well almost forcing you to forget the characters are interacting with a robot. Although Asimov successfully eliminates the Frankenstein Complex through his story the destruction of humans by robots is extremely plausible even with their Three Laws, I believe it will be an indirect destruction where the human race will lose the basic fundamentals which makes us human and be consumed by a world run by artificial intelligence. This is problematic because this consumption will lead us to become self absorbed and societal structures that once held our species above others will crumble from negligence. This will occur due to the curse of human emotion and our ability to easily become infatuated with devices that distract us from negative reality. We find sanctuary in external objects that make our existence appear easier or more …show more content…
This is where the true dangers of advanced artificial intelligence becomes vivid and undeniable. Cyborgs, beings that are part animal and part robot, pose a threat to humans in a multitude of ways. They will ultimately be our races downfall by becoming the dominant species as humans allow them to take on unwanted responsibilities. Soon the human race will be purposeless life forms that robots see no need to exist. Donna J Haraway “A Cyborg Manifesto”