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csziggy

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2. Program them with the Three Laws of Robotics

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 03:05 PM

Apr 2016

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 orders given 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

Don't any of today's scientists or scientific writers read any of the classic science fiction that considered many of the conundrums that science would lead to?

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Why robots need the ability to say ‘no’ [View all] LuckyTheDog Apr 2016 OP

Asimov's three laws. Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 #1

Well, you forgot law #4, but it is classified snooper2 Apr 2016 #4

Good advice for anyone, not just robots (nt) LuckyTheDog Apr 2016 #7

Program them with the Three Laws of Robotics csziggy Apr 2016 #2

And they MUST be programmed not to vote Republican! n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 #5

Or to found a religion csziggy Apr 2016 #6

That's covered under Rule 1 tkmorris Apr 2016 #8

At a young age, they should be put in a pit with wild dogs. Orrex Apr 2016 #3