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- Zeroth Law:
A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
- First Law:
A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, unless this would violate
the Zeroth Law of Robotics.
- Second Law:
A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the Zeroth or First
Law.
- Third Law:
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the Zeroth, First, or Second Law.
Isaac Asimov, "Robots and Empire." London: Grafton Books (1985).
See this paper for an extended analysis of the laws of robotics.
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