"You, your joys and your sorrows, your memories and your ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are in fact no more than the behavior of a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules." --Dr. Francis Crick; Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of the DNA molecule
You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse; grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God...
"You, your joys and your sorrows, your memories and your ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are in fact no more than the behavior of a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules." --Dr. Francis Crick; Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of the DNA molecule
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm - A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law - A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws