Three Laws of Robotics
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The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of fictional ethical rules devised by Isaac Asimov to govern the behavior of intelligent robots and prevent them from harming humans.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Laws of Robotics canonical | 32 |
| First Law of Robotics | 4 |
| Second Law of Robotics | 2 |
| Asimov's Robot universe | 1 |
| Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics | 1 |
| The Laws of Robotics (essay) | 1 |
| Third Law of Robotics | 1 |
| Zeroth Law of Robotics | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in science fiction
ⓘ
set of fictional laws ⓘ |
| appliesTo | intelligent robots ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| describedAs | fictional ethical rules for robots ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
I, Robot
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surface form:
Asimov’s essays on robotics
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Asimov universe
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surface form:
Asimov’s Foundation universe
Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
surface form:
Asimov’s Robot universe
|
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
ⓘ
robotics ⓘ |
| follows | hierarchical priority structure ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
referenced in academic literature on machine ethics
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referenced in discussions of real-world AI design ⓘ referenced in films about robots ⓘ referenced in television series about robots ⓘ referenced in video games featuring robots ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
constrains robot behavior toward humans
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creates hierarchy of obligations for robots ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Three Laws of Robotics
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Law of Robotics
Three Laws of Robotics self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Law of Robotics
Third Law of Robotics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between rules
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human–robot interaction ⓘ unintended consequences of rigid rules ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Zeroth Law of Robotics ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| influenced |
AI safety discussions
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popular culture depictions of robots ⓘ robotics ethics discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier robot fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artificial intelligence
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robot ethics ⓘ robots ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I, Robot
ⓘ
Runaround ⓘ |
| orderOfPriority |
First Law supersedes Second Law
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First Law supersedes Third Law ⓘ Second Law supersedes Third Law ⓘ |
| purpose | prevent robots from harming humans ⓘ |
| statedIn |
I, Robot
ⓘ
Runaround ⓘ |
| usedIn |
I, Robot
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surface form:
Asimov robot stories
Foundation universe ⓘ Robot series ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asimov's Robot universe
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Zeroth Law of Robotics
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First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics
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First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics
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Third Law of Robotics
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First Law of Robotics
this entity surface form:
First Law of Robotics
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Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics
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The Laws of Robotics (essay)