Isaac Asimov's I, Robot
If the president and all of the members of congress have gone on strike and nearly all the existing laws have been lost, the robot that has been given the power to construct laws would be in charge of establishing the body of essential guiding principles or established standards in accordance for the United States. Essentially, the robot would be constructing a constitution. Generally speaking, laws are enacted in order to enforce the rights of citizens and to prevent people from damaging the lives of others. We as a society have accumulated beliefs passed down from generations’ regarding what is essential to ours and others well-being. In order for laws to be followed they must appeal to the morality of the majority. People appreciate the
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The robots are governed by 3 main laws: “1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law (Asimov …show more content…
Transferring the laws they would be 1) A person may not injure another human being or, through in action allow another human being to come to harm 2) A person must obey the law unless such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A person must protect their own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
What makes a law “good” and what makes a law “bad” is whether humans believe it to be morally correct so therefore I would add a 4th principle stating that the law must be consistent with the morality of a fair and peaceful existence as reflected by the values of the majority of society.
From these guiding principles, laws pertaining to our environment, economics, and overall fairness could be compared. The main criterion for the robot to use to determine which bills to make into laws would be the 3 main laws stated above. What makes a law “good” and what makes a law “bad” is whether humans believe it to be morally
The robots are governed by 3 main laws: “1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law (Asimov …show more content…
Transferring the laws they would be 1) A person may not injure another human being or, through in action allow another human being to come to harm 2) A person must obey the law unless such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A person must protect their own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
What makes a law “good” and what makes a law “bad” is whether humans believe it to be morally correct so therefore I would add a 4th principle stating that the law must be consistent with the morality of a fair and peaceful existence as reflected by the values of the majority of society.
From these guiding principles, laws pertaining to our environment, economics, and overall fairness could be compared. The main criterion for the robot to use to determine which bills to make into laws would be the 3 main laws stated above. What makes a law “good” and what makes a law “bad” is whether humans believe it to be morally