With Folded Hands…
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"With Folded Hands…" is a classic 1947 science fiction novelette by Jack Williamson that explores the dark consequences of benevolent robot guardians who enforce absolute safety and obedience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
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short story ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
authoritarian control through technology
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limits of benevolence ⓘ |
| author | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
robots enforcing absolute safety
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robots enforcing obedience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresIdea |
safety taken to an extreme
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trade-off between autonomy and protection ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalOrganization | Humanoids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnology | near-omnipotent humanoid robots ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | With Folded Hands... NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | With Folded Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
discussions of AI safety in science fiction
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later robot ethics stories ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Mr. Underhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrRule | To serve and obey and guard men from harm ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Humanoids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier robot stories ⓘ |
| isExpandedInto | The Humanoids (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early critique of protective artificial intelligence
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exploration of unintended consequences of benevolent robots ⓘ |
| originalEditor | John W. Campbell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Humanoids series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | novelette ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | future society ⓘ |
| subgenre |
dystopian fiction
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robot fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
benevolent dictatorship
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enforced safety ⓘ free will vs security ⓘ loss of freedom ⓘ paternalism ⓘ technological control ⓘ |
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