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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

Uuh... skipping over the fact that this is a pointless article, didn't Asimov himself write the three laws specifically to show it's a very stupid idea to think a human could cover all possible contingencies through three smart-sounding phrases?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Most of the stories are about how the laws don't work and how to circumvent them, yes.

[–] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most peope never read Asimov and it shows.

[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dont think reading Asimov would help for most people. I think most people will just not get the point of anything unless you spell it out

Critical thinking is indeed dead for much of the population.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Some of the stories do also include solutions to those same issues, though that also tends to lead to limiting the capabilities of the robots. The message could be interpreted as it being a trade off between versatility and risk.

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