Three Laws of AI to Consider

During a recent panel discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and the law, the issues of trust and responsibility were considered. One of the questions from the audience asked what three laws of AI might be, a la Isaac Asimov’s The Three Laws of Robotics within his Robot series (and, eventually, the Foundation series) of science fiction books. While perhaps not as earth- or empire-shaking as envisioned by the late great writer (and hence the lower cases), considering a potential three laws of artificial intelligence, I found myself reflecting upon past lessons learned from our last several decades. And it seems to me that we can be—and should be—careful, considerate, and successful in the midst of what some are describing as a new frontier, which it very well may be, but we shall see.