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This is the original "I, Robot" (not the movie of the same name) is excellent & absolutely a classic. It set the tone & often the ground rules for almost every artificial intelligence novel since it was written. The three laws of robotics first appeared in these stories. There are quite a few stories from humorous to touching to scary. Asimov had a pretty good idea that artificial intelligence was similar to fire - a dangerous servant. He proves it in these pages.
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A classic I decided to revisit. Maybe I shouldn't do this anymore because these gems lose their lustre when I take them out again and re-read them.
I remember loving this collection of robot stories as a teen. The stories themselves - perspectives on the three laws of robotics (1.Harm no humans, 2. Obey all orders, 3. Preserve yourself); still hold up but have a lot of anachronisms and oddities that I can no longer read without groaning. For example, a team of scientists sitting at a space statio ...more
I remember loving this collection of robot stories as a teen. The stories themselves - perspectives on the three laws of robotics (1.Harm no humans, 2. Obey all orders, 3. Preserve yourself); still hold up but have a lot of anachronisms and oddities that I can no longer read without groaning. For example, a team of scientists sitting at a space statio ...more
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