Introduction to Robotics
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Never forget the three laws of robotics again
Never forget Asimov's three laws of robotics again
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Key points
- Harm / No harm to humans: First law: a robot must not injure a human or allow harm.
- Obey / Obey human orders: Second law: obey human orders, unless they break the first law.
- Self / Protect itself: Third law: protect its own existence, unless that conflicts with laws one or two.
Takeaway: Harm, Obey, Self: each law yields to the ones before it.
Quick check: If a human orders a robot to hurt someone, what must the robot do?
- Obey the order
- Refuse the order
- Shut itself down
The first law, no harm to humans, outranks the second law, obey orders.
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