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How would we react to Robots once they become free thinkers?

How should we react to Robots when they become o...more...]]> 51421196 126262 41804 0553803700 9780553803709 416 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169757904m/41804.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169757904s/41804.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41804.I_Robot 3.94 9734 1950 4 6 false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 16:25:49 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 22:07:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47820384 395599 3040953 055338256X 9780553382563 11 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3040953.I_Robot 4.10 103 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.

Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 1950 4 6 false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 14:49:22 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:40:14 -0700 2009 Interplanetary Press is interviewing robopsychologist Susan Calvin, just retired. Wanting to get the “human interest” angle, he pries stories from her that reveal the evolution of robotic technology, and the evolution of robots into machines with a higher order...more...]]> 48465006 478604 76684 0553294385 9780553294385 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899623m/76684.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899623s/76684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76684.I_Robot 3.92 646 1950 4 3 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:57:46 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 07 21:11:36 -0700 2009
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LAW1 A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

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I had seen the movie previously but I have learned not to trust a movie v...more...]]> 7338618 342436 41804 0553803700 9780553803709 416 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169757904m/41804.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169757904s/41804.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41804.I_Robot 3.94 9734 1950 4 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 06:26:18 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 06:27:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5700855 349264 76684 0553294385 9780553294385 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899623m/76684.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899623s/76684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76684.I_Robot 3.94 9734 1950 4 1 false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 07:32:19 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 13:06:07 -0700 2007 I, Robot this summer, before seeing the only-tangentially-related movie, but some SOB stole/lost the library's copy & the only copies I could find locally had Will Smith's smug face all over them.

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