Ha, I'd forgotten how upsetthe film adaptation of I, Robot made me at the time
Edit:adaptation coincidentally sharing the same name
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fuscous,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 11:04,
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I really liked the film (except the cameos from Shia LaButtfuck)But I haven't read the book, is that what you're getting at?
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Fri 9 Mar 2012, 11:20,
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YesIt's a book of short stories exploring the effect and behaviour of Asimov's three laws of robotics. The first of which is "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm".
But the temptation to add a killer robot got the better of them, pretty much missing the point of the book.
(But the temptation to add a killer robot got the better of them, pretty much missing the point of the book.
fuscous,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 11:42,
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But ... **Spoiler alert **
I thought the point of the film was that the robot did what he did for the good of humanity rather than an individual human, often referred to as the "zeroth" law of robotics in Asimov's universe. So it was in keeping with the theme of Asimov's robot works, if not the individual "I, Robot" book.
(I thought the point of the film was that the robot did what he did for the good of humanity rather than an individual human, often referred to as the "zeroth" law of robotics in Asimov's universe. So it was in keeping with the theme of Asimov's robot works, if not the individual "I, Robot" book.
paulieg La, la, la, not listening,
Thu 15 Mar 2012, 12:17,
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