Re: brin: the three laws of robotis are evil, why they must be eradicated

2003-04-01 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 15:50 30-03-03 -0800, David Brin wrote: I have an essay explaining many aspects of the Foundation universe. I thought I had posted it at http://www.davidbrin.com/ but now I can't find it. (Ay of you know where it is?) If one of you would choose to host it, I'll email it over and then you ca

Re: brin: the three laws of robotis are evil, why they must be eradicated

2003-03-31 Thread d.brin
> From: Alberto Monteiro Perhaps, but then the laws are actually designed for a different specific purpose, that is to prevent the robots from doing things like killing all humans, or becoming bloody dictators. The laws are to protect humans, not to harm robots. And my point is that this is the

Re: brin: the three laws of robotis are evil, why they must be eradicated

2003-03-30 Thread d.brin
> >I have an essay explaining many aspects of the Foundation universe. I thought I had posted it at http://www.davidbrin.com/ >but now I can't find it. (Ay of you know where it is?) > >If one of you would choose to host it, I'll email it over and then you can let the Asimov list folks comment to

Re: brin: the three laws of robotis are evil, why they must be eradicated

2003-03-30 Thread Alejandro Rivero
> >I have an essay explaining many aspects of the Foundation universe. I thought I had >posted it at http://www.davidbrin.com/ >but now I can't find it. (Ay of you know where it is?) > >If one of you would choose to host it, I'll email it over and then you can let the >Asimov list folks commen

brin: the three laws of robotis are evil, why they must be eradicated

2003-03-30 Thread Alberto Monteiro
While discussing the Foundation and Robots Trilogy in one Asimov list, I suddenly saw myself justifying why it's ok to change Daneel from the God's Tool to the Galactic Evil Overlord. And then I had to think - and criticize - the Three Laws. And suddenly I realized this [that I sent to that list]: