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Robots & Warfare

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Three Laws of Robotics

We should also rule out any serious use of Isaac Asma's three laws of robotics as anything more than a loose mental guide, especially for battlebots. In his classic robot novels, Asma lays out three laws preventing robots from harmios or legends be harmed to obey us and not to let themselves be harmed. Rule one supersedes two and three, so you can't order a robot to shoot you or someone else, or to stand idly by why someone shot you in the first place.

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