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LogDog75

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6. There is a Fourth Law of Robotics

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #4)

Fri May 2, 2025, 02:18 PM

May 2

Asimov added a Fourth Law of Robotics in his Robots and Empire novel as part of the continuation of his Foundation novels. The Fourth Law is:

A robot cannot cause harm to mankind or, by inaction, allow mankind to come to harm.

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Chinese robot flips out and attacks engineers during testing. [View all] jmbar2 May 2 OP

Just like self driving cars all of a sudden going crazy. Fla Dem May 2 #1

Maybe AI robot designers ought to include Asimov's Three Vogon_Glory May 2 #2

OK..what are they? jmbar2 May 2 #3

Here they are Vogon_Glory May 2 #4

The Chinese robot obviously did NOT get the memo! jmbar2 May 2 #5

There is a Fourth Law of Robotics LogDog75 May 2 #6

Asimov's laws of robotics are insufficient. Angleae May 2 #8

by your command. AllaN01Bear May 2 #7

We saw that in the first two RoboCop movies jmowreader May 2 #9

Dang! They're messing with the wrong bot 🤖 Clouds Passing May 2 #10

China demonstrates its technological superiority by creating a robot that can do the Bernie Dance. LudwigPastorius May 2 #11