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aszantu ◴[] No.43646247[source]
Funny thing About Asimov was how he came up with the laws of robotics and then cases on how they don't work. There are a few that I remember, one where a robot was lying because a bug in his brain gave him empathy and he didn't want to hurt humans.
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nitwit005 ◴[] No.43646735[source]
I was always a bit surprised other sci fi authors liked the "three laws" idea, as it seems like a technological variation of other stories about instructions or wishes going wrong.
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1. nthingtohide ◴[] No.43647049[source]
Narratives build on top of each other so that complex narratives can be built. This is also the reason why Family Guy can speedrun through all the narrative arcs developed by culture in 30 seconds clip.

Family Guy Nasty Wolf Pack

https://youtu.be/5oW9mNbMbmY

The perfect wish to outsmart a genie | Chris & Jack

https://youtu.be/lM0teS7PFMo