Asimov missed something
Asimov missed something
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How about "a robot must have complete loyalty to its owner, even if this is not in the best interests of its manufacturer". Fat chance, I know.
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Technically the laws of robotics already have that.
Law 2: a robot must obey any order given to it by a human as long as such order does not conflict with the first law.
Of course that's little help, because the laws of robotics are intentionally designed not to work.
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Wouldn't be much of a short story if they did.
I liked the one where the robot could sense people's emotional pain, and went crazy when it had to deliver bad news.
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Yup, and later Asimov expanded this short story into a saga that brought to the birth of law Zero:
A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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Owner loyalty is a subscription service, natch.
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