Asimove’s LOR During the halcyon days of technological innocence, Isaac Asimov wrote “I, Robot” – a collection of 9 short stories set in a world in which humans and robots co-exist. This co-existance was predicated on three rules that Asimov invented and named ‘The Laws of Robotics’ (LOR), The LOR laid down essential principles governing [...]
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Virtual Crime e-Pays.. NOT
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Archetypes, Narratives, TheoriesTags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke, Artificial Intelligence: AI, avatar, avatar crime, Blade Runner, Brian Aldiss, Domicilium Citandi Et Executandi, Hal, I, Isaac Asimov, Kubrick, Laws of Robotics, LOR, Matrix trilogy, Paul Verhoeven, Philip K. Dick, Ridley Scott, Robot, Si-Fi, Steven Spielberg, technophobia, Total Recall, Virtual actuality, Virtual Crime, virtual jurisdiction, Wachowski brothers
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The digital heart of a Camarasaurus
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, NarrativesTags: Artificial Intelligence: AI, Athens, Brian Aldiss, Camarasaurus, Life OS, Lysander, Pleo, Sparta, Steven Spielberg, Ubergizmo
The saying “Deceive boys with toys, but men with oaths” is attributed to Lysander, who commanded the Spartan fleet who thrashed the Athenians (themselves great seafarers) in 405 BC. Lysander ended up as the victorious conqueror of Athens. Lysander, prided himself on his cunning and witty approach to his tasks boasted of his ability to [...]