• Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    I mean, some of Isaac Asimov’s stories was about robots trying to decide if the emotional harm they caused breached the first law. Still though, Asimov imagined every chatbot would be a big bulky robot, not a tiny app in your pocket.

    • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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      4 hours ago

      I’m curious how they interpret things like medical procedures that harm a human but are ultimately good. Like setting a bone or a simple vaccination.

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      5 hours ago

      Currently re-reading the Robot series, and I’m really surprised at how relevant they are right now, especially considering they were written some 70-odd years ago.