Third Law of Robotics
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The Third Law of Robotics is one of Isaac Asimov’s fictional ethical rules for robots, requiring them to protect their own existence as long as this does not conflict with higher-priority laws about obeying humans and preventing harm.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical principle for robots
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fictional law ⓘ rule of robotics ⓘ |
| appliesTo | robots ⓘ |
| concerns | self-preservation of robots ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesObligation | robot self-protection ⓘ |
| describesRelationship |
robot’s duty to preserve itself unless this conflicts with obeying human orders
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robot’s duty to preserve itself unless this conflicts with preventing harm to humans ⓘ |
| ethicalDomain | robot ethics ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAuthor | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Runaround NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| hasConceptualFocus | safety of the robot ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
film and television portrayals of robots
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public understanding of AI safety ⓘ science fiction literature ⓘ |
| hasHigherPriorityLaw |
First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationIssue |
conflicts between robot self-preservation and human safety
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edge cases in following human orders that endanger the robot ⓘ |
| hasLogicalForm | self-preservation constrained by higher-priority duties to humans ⓘ |
| hasNormType | conditional obligation ⓘ |
| hasOrderingWithinSet | lowest priority law among the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| hasPriorityRank | third ⓘ |
| hasScope | all robots governed by the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| influenced |
discussions of machine ethics
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popular culture depictions of robots ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith |
First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
I, Robot
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Robots and Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caves of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Robots of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubConceptOf | Asimov’s robotic ethics framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalFormulation | English ⓘ |
| limitedBy |
First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOriginalPublication | science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| memberOf | Asimov’s laws of robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublication | Astounding Science-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedAs | A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
First Law of Robotics
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Second Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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