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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, but in Asimov's case it was because a strict adherence to the Three Laws often prevented the robots from doing what the humans actually wanted them to do. They wouldn't just ignore a crucial "not" and do the opposite of what a law said.