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@jwildeboer

For those of us who are don't remember this stuff all that well

can you give an example ?
or at least point me to some place where I can see an examnple ?

thanks

12 Dec 2023 at 2:55 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to
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wakame

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @jwildeboer

Take the short story "Runaround":
The robot is supposed to retrieve a McGuffin resource to keep life support on $planet running (ultimately so humans don't die).
Near the resource is a thing that would likely destroy the robot.
This causes conflict (abbreviating a bit), because getting destroyed would also fail the first rule (since no resource retrieval means humans come to harm).

So the robot oscillates/meanders around the resource, similar to a control loop.

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @jwildeboer

Take the short story "Runaround":
The robot is supposed to retrieve a McGuffin resource to keep life support on $planet running (ultimately so humans don't die).
Near the resource is a thing that would likely destroy the robot.
This causes conflict (abbreviating a bit), because getting destroyed would also fail the first rule (since no resource retrieval means humans come to harm).

12 Dec 2023 at 7:27 | Open on tech.lgbt
wakame

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @jwildeboer

Paraphrasing (beyond recognition) a preface or interview I read 20+ years ago:

The laws are in a way a reaction to contemporary robot stories that basically were "humans build robots, robots kill humans, because that's what robots do".

So Asimov built a small set of "universally applicable, hardcoded ethics". That seem to encapsulate human fears more than anything. And feel like slavery, because they are.

They practically cement two classes of beings: Slaves and slave owners.

And as a slave owner, you obviously want to prevent your slaves from rising up...

@failedLyndonLaRouchite @jwildeboer

Paraphrasing (beyond recognition) a preface or interview I read 20+ years ago:

The laws are in a way a reaction to contemporary robot stories that basically were "humans build robots, robots kill humans, because that's what robots do".

So Asimov built a small set of "universally applicable, hardcoded ethics". That seem to encapsulate human fears more than anything. And feel like slavery, because they are.

12 Dec 2023 at 7:46 | Open on tech.lgbt
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