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LAWS OF ROBOTICS
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The three laws of robotics written over seventy years ago by science fiction author Isaac Asimov.
These laws form an organizing principle and unifying theme for author Isaac Asimov science fiction based books. I will attempt to convey my opinion to answer the following questions Will robots pose a threat to society if their creators adhere to these laws?, and how could they adhere to these laws if the purpose is to conflict with the laws i.e military use ( How likely are developers of these capabilities likely to adhere to Asimov’s laws?)
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Introduction: This is a brief introduction into the three laws of science fiction author Isaac Asimov. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. I will give my opinion on the three laws, Will robots pose a threat to society if their creators adhere to these laws? and my opinion on military and the private sectors use of robots for various applications. How likely are developers of these capabilities likely to adhere to Asimov’s laws?

Prior to Isaac Asimov creation of the three laws of robotic in his 1942 short story "Runaround" almost every science fiction stories portrait robots as creatures created to destroy, cause damage and commit crimes for its creator. Around this time some authors wrote stories about robots that had emotions like humans. Isaac Asimov had a problem with this constant portrayal of robots being created and then destroying their creator, as some many science fiction stories were written. It was then in 1940 Isaac Asimov began writing his own robot stories, but robot stories of a new variety. Never, never, was one of my robots to turn



References: The Three Laws of Robotics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ The Myth of the Three Laws of Robotics Why we can 't Control Intelligence singularityhub.com DARPA www.darpa.mil/default.aspx

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