LONDON: Scientists have just made a robot that has demonstrated self awareness during a particular test, but that doesn’t mean Judgement Day is coming. We’re probably a long way from having to defend our race against robots, as the men behind the machines have one gigantic hurdle to overcome: Making robots realize they exist continuously.
In 2005, Luciano Floridi issued a challenge to scientists in the world to prove that robots can display the human trait of self-awareness with the help of a game — the so-called “wise man” test, that only humans could perform.
The riddle says three wise advisors are coming to see a king and each of them are wearing hats that they themselves cannot see. The king informs them of three facts: the contest is fair, the hats are blue or white, and the first one to deduce the color will win. A human would see the hats on the other two persons, assess the fact the contest is fair and conclude that his hat has the same color.
