In fact, lots of Asimov's short stories (I'm thinking of "The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories") are based on contradictions, limitations and extreme cases of

In fact, lots of Asimov's short stories (I'm thinking of "The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories") are based on contradictions, limitations and extreme cases of the Three Laws. In my opinion, the core motive all of them share is precisely how a true AI can't be really governed by strict objective laws, having instead to resort to emotion and moral judgement like we humans do.