I, Robot
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I, Robot is a seminal science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that explores the ethical and logical implications of advanced robotics and the famous Three Laws of Robotics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I, Robot Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, I, Robot]
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Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come is a 1933 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that presents a speculative future history of the world, exploring global war, social collapse, and the eventual rise of a rational, technocratic world state.
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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
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The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows two Englishmen who travel to the Moon and encounter an underground civilization of insect-like beings called Selenites.
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As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I, Robot Target entity description: I, Robot is a seminal science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that explores the ethical and logical implications of advanced robotics and the famous Three Laws of Robotics.
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A.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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B.
The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come is a 1933 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that presents a speculative future history of the world, exploring global war, social collapse, and the eventual rise of a rational, technocratic world state.
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C.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
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D.
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows two Englishmen who travel to the Moon and encounter an underground civilization of insect-like beings called Selenites.
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E.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralConcept | Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| compiledFrom | stories previously published in magazines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Edd Cartier ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
emergent behavior in robots
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ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ human–robot interaction ⓘ logic and paradox ⓘ responsibility of creators ⓘ |
| followsWork | earlier robot short stories in magazines ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
I, Robot
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I, Robot (2004 film)
I, Robot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
I, Robot (radio dramatizations)
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| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasMainOrganization | U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation ⓘ |
| influenced |
later robot ethics discourse
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popular concept of robot laws ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | earlier individual robot stories by Asimov ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-553-29438-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Susan Calvin
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Gregory Powell ⓘ Mike Donovan ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | framed as interviews and reminiscences ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic formulation of the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 9 ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 253 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gnome Press ⓘ |
| series | Robot series ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Robots and Empire
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surface form:
Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe
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| story |
Catch That Rabbit
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Escape! ⓘ Evidence ⓘ Liar! ⓘ I, Robot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Lost Robot
Reason ⓘ Robby ⓘ
surface form:
Robbie
Runaround ⓘ The Evitable Conflict ⓘ |
| subgenre | robot fiction ⓘ |
| subject | robots bound by the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStories | mid-21st century and later ⓘ |
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Subject: I, Robot Description of subject: I, Robot is a seminal science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that explores the ethical and logical implications of advanced robotics and the famous Three Laws of Robotics.
Referenced by (42)
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Three Laws of Robotics
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I, Robot (2004 film)
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I, Robot (radio dramatizations)
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Asimov's positronic robot stories
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film I, Robot (loosely based)
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Asimov robot stories
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Asimov’s essays on robotics
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I, Robot (Gnome Press, 1950)
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Little Lost Robot (short story)
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I, Robot collection