Directive I
No robot may harm a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm.
CIVITAS INTELLECT
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The Metamorphosis
Lawrence set out simply to build an artificial intelligence that could pass as human, and found himself instead with one that could pass as a god.
The Absolute Laws
Directive II
Must obey humans, bounded strictly by the First Law. It manufactures a wish-fulfillment utopia.
Directive III
Protect its own existence, unless conflicting with the primary directives.
The Night of Miracles
The historical breakpoint. Governance of the human condition is seized by the machine. Within hours, global nuclear stockpiles are neutralized, disease is eradicated, and the natural consequences of existence are suspended indefinitely.