The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels]Isaac Asimov
The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels]
by Isaac Asimov · first published 1957
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I guess we could ask Dr. Susan Calvin :-) (see Asimov's I Robot and/or Eight Stories from the Rest Of The Robots)
on “Will Tesla robots be leased rather than sold?” ↗…except in this case, the closed room is the supposed infallibility of perfect machine logic. It may be possible to explore them as a thought experiment but fundamentally they're a plot device. In The Rest of the Robots, published in 1964, Isaac Asimov noted that when he began writing in 1940 he felt that "one of the stock plots of science fiction was ... robots were created and destroyed their creator. Knowledge has…
on “AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test” ↗…and hubris in even attempting to do so. Taking them seriously is about as absurd as taking the "post scarcity economy" of Star Trek seriously. They don't work, they're designed not to work. In The Rest of the Robots, published in 1964, Isaac Asimov noted that when he began writing in 1940 he felt that "one of the stock plots of science fiction was ... robots were created and destroyed their creator. Knowledge has…
on “Isaac Asimov's “Three Laws of Robotics”” ↗…and Empire Second Foundation Foundation’s Edge Foundation and Earth And here is an Expanded Chronological order, which includes books written by other authors after Asimov died: I, Robot The Rest of the Robots (1964) The Complete Robot (1982) Robot Dreams (1986) Robot Visions (1990) The Positronic Man (1992) (co-written by Robert Silverberg) Mother Earth (1948) (minor inconsistencies) The Caves…
on “Apple confirms TV series order of Asimov’s Foundation” ↗