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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 (...) (19 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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