And so, to finally render the Robbie series safe, Calvin
cloned Robbie III's brain into Robbie IV,
reprogrammed it by inserting the Three Laws, and
tested her coding by
sending Robbie IV off for a test run in the
neighbouring department store. Interrogating him
after the ensuing bloodbath —
187 customers murdered, eleven policemen also dead —
Calvin appealed, "But what about the First Law?"
"The First Law?"
"'A robot may not injure a human being or,
through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.'"
"'Injure'?" cried Robbie IV, slapping his shiny metal forehead. "Good grief! I thought
it read 'A robot may not inure a human being'".
May 31, 2010
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