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Perhaps a less controversial example would be the interpretation of the three laws by the antagonist in the film I, Robot from 2004. From wikipedia[0], "in [the
by wmeredith 7y ago
Perhaps a less controversial example would be the interpretation of the three laws by the antagonist in the film I, Robot from 2004. From wikipedia[0], "in [the antagonist robot's] understanding of the Three Laws, she has determined human activity will eventually cause humanity's extinction, and as the Three Laws prohibit her from letting that sort of thing happen, she rationalizes that restraining individual human behavior and sacrificing some humans will ensure humanity's survival"
0) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)#Plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)#Plot
- jcranmer 7y agoAsimov explicitly added a Zeroth Law of Robotics when he bridged the Robot and Foundation series, although it's still commented that a robot actually killing someone is too much of a cognitive dissonance to bear. It's worth noting that most of Asimov's robot stories are him basically exploring the problems with the Three Laws; The Naked Sun is basically an entire novel showing how Three Laws robots can be capable of murder.