Asimov's Laws of Robotics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf set of fictional laws
gptkbp:appliesTo robots
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkbp:expansion Zeroth Law
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Runaround
1942
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asimov's Laws of Robotics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_fiction
robotics ethics
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lawReview A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 3
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Robots_and_Empire
gptkb:The_Robots_of_Dawn
gptkb:The_Caves_of_Steel
gptkb:The_Naked_Sun
I, Robot
gptkbp:zerothLaw A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robot_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7