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Re: [OT] An icy cold wind

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From: DG
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:33
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ervaqre schreef op 17-1-2017 8:34:
>> Well, what does "human" mean? The robots are not supposed to harm them.
>> But what qualifies as human? Genetically we are quite different.
>> Male/female, race and even the number of chromosomes can differ as
>> people with Down Syndrome have an extra one.
>>
>> Not only that, but Asimov fiddled with the laws (or optimized them). He
>> added a zeroth law, stating that robots shouldn't harm humanity. Proving
>> that the laws don't work flawlessly.
>
> Apparently the Zeroth Law is in Robots and Empire, which I haven't read
> yet. I really should read it, but it's at the bottom of the list of books
> on my Kindle. And that's because I forced myself to read more German and
> Chinese books. Good thing conversations in Aglami can span several
> months, so perhaps next time I reply in this thread I will have read the
> book.

Maybe find the Chinese or German version.

>> They finally dragged you out of the eighties. In another twenty years
>> you may find yourself using twenty-first century software.
>
> What's 21st century software? Snapchat?! Isn't that what teenagers use
> these days to exchange naked photos of themselves?
>
I don't think that's the only way they send nudes, but I do believe 
snapchat is known for that. Also popular: screengrab software so they 
can keep the pictures snapchat destroys after viewing.

Hmmm. Maybe staying in the world of 20th century software isn't a bad thing.

-- 
Danny.
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