In 1942, Isaac Asimov introduced a visionary framework—the Three Laws of Robotics—that has influenced science fiction and real-world ethical debates surrounding artificial intelligence. Yet, more than ...

Google's artificial intelligence researchers are starting to have to code around their own code, writing patches that limit a robot's abilities so that it continues to develop down the path desired by ...

In 1942, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov introduced the “Three Laws of Robotics” to the world through his short story ‘Runaround’. These safety principles stipulate that robots must not harm ...

In 1942, legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov proposed his famous Three Laws of Robotics in the short story “Runaround,” later popularized in his classic collection I, Robot. These laws ...

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With all the talk of robotics, I once again read Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot.” Although Asimov started writing his AI opus more than 80 years ago, he set the tone ...