the Three Laws of Robotics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rulebook
gptkbp:appliesTo robots
gptkbp:category robotics
fictional laws
science fiction concepts
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Runaround
gptkbp:firstPublished 1942
gptkbp:hasZerothLaw A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Three Laws of Robotics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_fiction
robotics ethics
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin 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:referencedIn gptkb:Robots_and_Empire
gptkb:The_Caves_of_Steel
gptkb:The_Naked_Sun
I, Robot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robots_and_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6