Comments by "Chaos Corner" (@chaos.corner) on "Isaac Asimov - Laws of Robotics - Extra Sci Fi - Part 2" video.

  1. Occam's razor will show that the best option is to apply maximum braking in a straight line, disappating as much energy as heat as quickly as possible (where an accident isn't trivially avoidable). Any weird edge cases will be vanishingly rare and the actual savings in life and property will be so disproportionate, people will wonder how we ever dared get into cars and drive for ourselves. From the legal side of things, manufacturers will be indemnified if their cars behave within spec, the minimum of which will be decided by appropriate government bodies just as things operate currently. Financial responsibility will, presumably, be carried by the driver which will be covered by insurance which should be a lot cheaper since most vehicles will not experience an accident over their lifetime.
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  2. could do with a mention of the 0th law.
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  3. The "punching a robot" one was left ambiguous at the end of the story. It was just suggested that that could be how the politician accused could have passed that test.
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  4. "Resistance is futile" is definitely a Star Trek reference but The Master said it first (The Deadly Assassin).
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  5. I don't see why that would be the case. And remember there won't be a "driver" as such. Negligence would assign legal responsibility but that's not required for financial responsibility (which should be handled by insurance, especially since the vehicle could refuse to move if not covered). Again, issues should be so rare that there will not be any significant outcry.
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  6. Well, if it fails due to negligence, then the company will be liable. If it's all within spec but one car is better than another then that will be a decision the consumer will make as it is currently.
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