Cybersecurity experts believe electronic lovers will be too vulnerable to hackers
With the era of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence approaching, there is no shortage of visionaries who paint the future of humanity in dark colors. So the American billionaire and inventor Elon Musk said that the Third World War will not be unleashed by the leaders of the superpowers, but by artificial intelligence, when he believes that a preemptive nuclear strike is the key to victory.
And the other day, cybersecurity expert Nick Patterson from Alfred Deakin University (Australia), in an interview with Digital Trends, said that people underestimate the threat that comes … from sex robots.
- Cyborgs designed for intimate purposes will use one or another operating system, - says the professor. “But it’s much easier to hack than more complex devices such as smartphones or computers. At the same time, even a tablet hacked by hackers is unlikely to attack its owner. And the creators of electronic sex dolls, in pursuit of realism, make them in the image and likeness of a person. Some of them weigh up to 90 kilograms and are strong enough to use a knife, hammer or any other tool. If attackers gain remote control over such a device, nothing will stop it.
Sex robots are one of the fastest growing market segments that use artificial intelligence technologies. This year, the American company Abyss Creations began mass production of Harmony sex dolls, which, according to the creators, have artificial intelligence. The beauty, consisting of silicone, aluminum frame and microchips, has 18 behavioral patterns; she can be intelligent, shy, brutal and sexually liberated. In one of the modes, the robot must be seduced before getting down to business. Such "gadgets for adults" are intended primarily for those who, for one reason or another, find it difficult to find a partner in real life. There are approximately 5-6 manufacturers of sex robots in the world, their cost ranges from 5 to 15 thousand dollars. They look quite realistic, but, as experts say,it will be several decades before electronic lovers learn to move and carry on conversation like real people. However, the more advanced robots become, the more dangerous they will be.
Scientists insist that already at the current level of development of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to find a way to obligatory prescribe in the software of such devices the Three Laws of Robotics, which were formulated in his works by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. They read:
1. A robot cannot harm a person or, by its inaction, allow harm to a person.
2. A robot must obey all orders given by a person, except when these orders are contrary to the First Law.
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3. A robot must take care of its safety to the extent that it does not contradict the First or Second Laws.
YAROSLAV KOROBATOV