We better unplug the stuff now!

Originally Posted by taltos

Didn't the robots rebel in the afore mentioned I Robot series?

Not really. They did in the movie but that was only loosely based on Asimov's work. I, Robot was a collection of stories outlining the 3 laws and some of the inherent difficulties that could arise when trying to fine tune them.

The closest thing to rebellion was when certain robots evolved their thinking and created the Zeroth Law, which basically stated that no robot could do damage to humanity, or let damage happen to humanity. The other three laws were adjusted accordingly.

Sorry. SF geek here.

[taltos]

Originally Posted by kayaker

Not really. They did in the movie but that was only loosely based on Asimov's work. I, Robot was a collection of stories outlining the 3 laws and some of the inherent difficulties that could arise when trying to fine tune them.

The closest thing to rebellion was when certain robots evolved their thinking and created the Zeroth Law, which basically stated that no robot could do damage to humanity, or let damage happen to humanity. The other three laws were adjusted accordingly.

Sorry. SF geek here.

Thanks for the comments, I probably have not read the stories in 25 years. Seemed to me that at some point in their evolution the robots asserted their independence but I stand corrected. BTW, never saw the movie, I don't believe in watching most movies made from books that I enjoyed. The Lord of the Rings movies and the Harry Potter movies are notable exceptions.

Originally Posted by taltos

Thanks for the comments, I probably have not read the stories in 25 years. Seemed to me that at some point in their evolution the robots asserted their independence but I stand corrected. BTW, never saw the movie, I don't believe in watching most movies made from books that I enjoyed. The Lord of the Rings movies and the Harry Potter movies are notable exceptions.

There were a couple of examples in the stories where a robot started to go rogue a little, but they were always terminated.

However, with the development of the zeroth law robots became the caretakers of humanity, making it seem like humans controlled their destiny while it was actually the robots.

The movie was OK from it's own standpoint, as an action/sci-fi flick, but was only loosely based on Asimov's work. In fact, some of the concepts portrayed in the movie actual were presented in the exact opposite way of his writing.

I love all his robot stuff and read it every few years.

I hear you about movies and books though. I liked the LoR movies for some of the great scenes, but I still have a lot of issues with it. I've only seen the HP movies, not read the books.

I try to keep the movie and writing separate as much as possible and ebjoy each for what they are. Doesn't work sometimes though.