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Subject: Re: Arthur C. Clarke's 2010
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Date: Mon, 7-May-84 13:03:53 EDT
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>                 Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics" were accepted as
> standard in science fiction long before 2001 opened. He relates that,
> when he first saw the film, he became very upset when HAL did in the
> Discovery's crew, and left the theater muttering "they violated the
> Three Laws; they VIOLATED the THREE LAWS!".

Actually, HAL didn't violate *all* three laws, just one and two (one:
a robot may not harm a human or throught inaction allow him/her to
come to harm; two: a robot must obey all orders given to it except
where it conflicts the first law). He also violated the hierarchy by
placing law three (a robot must protect it's own existance except when
it conflicts the first two laws) ahead of the first two.

                             -- Jack Hagerty
                                EIC Robotics
                                Zehntel Inc.  inhp4!zehntel!jackh