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There needs to be a 4th Law of Robotics


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Rule #4: Stop having sex with my Girlfriends....

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Oh Phee, you fellow Onion-reader, you!

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All you need to do is tell the robot that having sex with your girlfriend is hurting you and Law #2 will kick in and the robot will stop.......there problem solved now i can sleep tonite

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There are currently 7

http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/SOS/Asimov.html

The Meta-Law

A robot may not act unless its actions are subject to the Laws of Robotics

Law Zero

A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm

Law One

A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, unless this would violate a higher-order Law

Law Two

* A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher-order Law

* A robot must obey orders given it by superordinate robots, except where such orders would conflict with a higher-order Law

Law Three

* A robot must protect the existence of a superordinate robot as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher-order Law

* A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher-order Law

Law Four

A robot must perform the duties for which it has been programmed, except where that would conflict with a higher-order law

The Procreation Law

A robot may not take any part in the design or manufacture of a robot unless the new robot's actions are subject to the Laws of Robotics

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Scary guy took the words right out of my mouth. :fear

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