Results: Asimov's Laws: The 3 laws of robotics
Published on 04/27/2021
from the "Handbook of Robotics 56th Edition, 2058 AD"
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The Three Laws of Robotics were first introduced in Isaac Asimov's short story, "Runaround" in 1942. Are you familiar with this (or any) of Asimov's work?
Yes
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No
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Not sure
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These laws have been referenced in a number of other books as well as films and other media. Which (if any) are you familiar with? First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
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Second Law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
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All
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None
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The Zeroth Law was added by Asimov, to precede the others: A robot may not harm humanity, or by inaction, allow humanity to be harmed. Do you think there would be a need for The Zeroth Law (a reason/need to distinguish between "a human" and "humanity") in the Laws of Robotics"? Yes
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No
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Undecided
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Although the plot of the movie "I, Robot" is not directly adapted from Asimov's short story of the same name, the premise (as well as some characters) were. Have you seen this 2004 film starring Will Smith? Yes
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No
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And for "Terminator" fans everywhere- don't you wonder about the motives of the programmers who obviously ignored The Three Laws of Robotics" and who caused that whole Skynet mess? Yes!
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No
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I have no idea what you are talking about
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Don't know, don't care
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