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Message #00296
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From: Ben M [SMTP:mesiti@pbq.com.au]
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 12:57:08 -0700
Subject: Isaac Asimov's 3 rules of robotics
>The three rules of robotics
>1. A robot may not injure a human being, or , through inaction, allow a
>human being to come to harm.
>2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings except where
>such orders would conflict with the First Law.
>3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does
>not conflict with the First or Second Law.
These rules make for good sci-fiction, but to real life robotics, now at least,
they don't apply. Isaac Asimov made these rules a VERY long time ago. When
one ofMark Tildens robots jumps in front of him and takes a bullet for mark,
you might change my mind. This "law" is also very bias, it's supposed to be
talking about all robots, not just autonomous robots with a very advanced
AI "brain" .
Devin
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