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The three laws are a literary device and not an engineering proposal.
by robotresearcher 10y ago
The three laws are a literary device and not an engineering proposal.
- SCAQTony 10y agoI think both Sci-fi and art has always been a "engineering proposal" from Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci to Star Trek. The Smithsonian Institute seems to agree: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-inventions-inspired-by-science-fiction-128080674/?no-ist http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-inventions-...
- robotresearcher 10y agoThe Asimov stories that introduce the laws are exactly about their inadequacies and internal contradictions. They are cleverly chosen to seem plausible at first glance but cause endless problems when fleshed out.