English 1028F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Susan Calvin, Anthropocentrism
16 Dec 2018
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Asimov feels we can trust our technology, he has a sense of program. Rule 1- a robot cannot harm a human, or allow a human to come into harm. Rule 2- robots have to obey anything a human tells them except if it disobeys the first law. Rule 3- a robot must protect its own existence unless it conflicts with rule 1 or 2. Susan calvin has seen everything- she was there when robbie the robot went to a museum. Us robotics knows that the public would never pass off robots that resemble humans. It"s possible for robots to take on a human form, but highly unlikely. Susan calvin is sent to inspect steven byerley, a person running for political office who is assumed to be a robot. Susan cannot possibly figure out if something is a robot or not, other than dissecting or xraying.
