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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

What would an Asimov-programmed robot do in a trolley problem situation? Any choice or non-choice would violate the First Law.

[–] Cosmostrator@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You might be interested in reading the book "I Robot" by Isaac Asimov, which is a collection of short stories examining different variations on this question. But spoiler alert the robot would choose the action that in it's own reasoning would cause the least injury to humans, and if it couldn't stop injury would probably damage it's positronic brain in the process.

[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I saw the Will Smith movie. Basically the same right? Probably.

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The movie is completely different. Some of the themes and characters match, but the book is just a collection of short stories.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Speaking of books that start with "I" and were made into Will Smith movies that weren't really anything like the book at all, I am Legend is also worth a read.

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