Asimov’s Robot Laws are bullshit

You may remember a little while ago I posted a video link of Isaac Asimov listing his three Robot Laws. An interesting discussion followed in the comments on that post.

I’ve just come across this article on Gizmodo that posits that those Laws are, in fact, utter bullshit. Some interesting points are raised, but I think the author over there is missing the point between mechanical tools and actual robots with AI, which is more what Asimov was referring to. Of course, that’s a whole new can of worm