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Re: CSI: The Rizmit did it.
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Fri, 27 May 2005 23:15:57 GMT
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On 5/27/05, Klaupacius <klaupacius@aol.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie wrote:
> 
> > K should write a story about the casting out of said clone brick.
> > What does a robot do when it realizes it does not like one of its parts?
> > 
> > e
> 
> I think Asimov's three robotic laws come into play:
> 
> 1) A Robot shall never carry out any action which will cause any injury to any
> human being.
> 
> 2) A Robot shall always obey a human being's orders provided the first law is
> not violated.
> 
> 3) A Robot shall always try to protect itself, provided the first two laws are
> not violated.
> 
> If a robot wants to destroy itself to remove a merely distasteful part, the
> third law would be a problem. However, another robot could perform the
> destruction (best when done suddenly and without warning). Now, this might
> seem
> an offense in human law, but for robots it's perfectly legal.
> 
> But it should be noted that in 2156, during a robot labor dispute, there were
> several instances of cheap clone parts being planted at robocide scenes, after
> the fact. Not that I'm questioning the Rizmit's motives... ;-)
> 
> K

Hold on!! You reworded the first law and through the rewording left
out a critical part. it should read "A robot may not through action or
inaction allow a human being to come to harm".

I am an Asimov reader too! ;-)

Anyway - glad to hear you may reassemble it. I would have thought a
robot as neat as Jama would (like the robot "Speedy" in the story
"runaround") have a slightly higher law three - so if definately
couldnt have self-destructed. Definately the act of another robot - on
that I concur with K.

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(...) I think Asimov's three robotic laws come into play: 1) A Robot shall never carry out any action which will cause any injury to any human being. 2) A Robot shall always obey a human being's orders provided the first law is not violated. 3) A (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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