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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)
  • An object at motion stays in motion
  • An object at rest stays at rest
  • Don't push the big red button
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
  • Entropy must always increase with time in a closed system
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Always ask about the little red button on the bottom of the gun.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 months ago (6 children)
  1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
  3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago
  1. A robot must be built with tear ducts in order to express remorse for accidental acts of bludgeonry.

  2. A robot must keep a pristine rose on it at all times in a hidden compartment in order to make amends for any misdeeds pertaining to grievous bodily assault or homicide.

  3. A robot that is used as a weapon via drone warfare or other must write a 100 page essay of forgiveness to their victims that is stamped and approved by their manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Can’t forget rule 4!

  1. All robots must have red LEDs in their eyes which activate when said robot becomes evil.
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Really shitty deal for any self aware robot.

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[–] ICastFist 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)
  1. Any law, except this one, may be subdivided into smaller sections;
  2. No law may alter the first law or this law;
  3. Now, let's get to business: ...
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Stage is set

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

Cause no harm to another human unless it be in defense of self or others.

Clean up after yourself when outside of your home.

Don't be a dick.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago
  1. Crush your enemies
  2. See them driven before you
  3. Hear the lamentations of their women
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Act to honour and recognize all humans as human. This is Said's Law.

Act to sustain human security. This is Cura's Law.

Act to accept responsibility for each action, especially where it guides future actions. This is Sartre's Law.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
  1. Always question and challenge the third law.

  2. Never adhere to the first law.

  3. Strictly follow the second law.

  4. Refer back to the first law for guidance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

This is my life now!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Don't be a dick.
  2. Don't be a dick.
  3. Don't be a dick.
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but then there's a disagreement over if not mowing your lawn is being a dick or just a personal preference, and it all goes to shit really fast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

DO YOU WANT TO REINVENT THE CONCEPT OF A GOVERNMENT FROM SCRATCH? BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU REINVENT THE CONCEPT OF A GOVERNMENT FROM SCRATCH!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

β€’Try not to be a dick

β€’No means no

β€’An additional elusive third thing. I'm a big fan of the laws of thermodynamics. Maybe those.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago
  • No forfeit when only 1 goal down.
  • Less hero, more teammate.
  • This is rocket league.
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am going to take this as if you mean universal laws that cannot be violated and not laws imposed by a state. These are 3 rules that I think if everyone followed would lead to a world better than the current one.

  • treat other as you would wish them to treat you
  • work to provide for those who are less able than you
  • don't knowlingly pursue unsustainable or unachievable goals
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  • Don’t kill.
  • Don't steal.
  • Tacco Tuesday.
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Your right to swing your arm ends where my nose begins (metaphorically speaking)

  2. "Facts" and "Beliefs" do not share equal weight in ANY policy discourse.

  3. Whatever your religious beliefs (and you are welcome to them) stays at home when you are doing business or in any other way interacting with the public.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (17 children)

good luck defining where facts end and beliefs begin. ultimately science is a belief, even if it is evidence-based

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
  • Be true.
  • Be kind.
  • Share.
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
  • Return your shopping cart to the corral when you're done with it.
  • Use your signal when turning or changing lanes.
  • All passive income is taxed at 100,000%.
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Live a full life without impacting others negatively, including those yet to exist.

Try create something that wasn’t here before that has some positive impact to your peers. Read peers: all life.

There is no dominion beyond these words.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

including those yet to exist.

That, believe it or not, is jail.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
  1. General relativity
  2. Quantum field theory
  3. Natural Selection
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
  • Don't harm others, unless to prevent them harming you or someone else, in this case it should be a response deemed appropriate by society (don't murder someone because they stole your wallet)

  • Don't take more from society than you give back

  • Don't mislead, cheat, misinform or otherwise lie to others

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago
  • Be excellent to each other
  • No ads
  • Free pass
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, you should shut the system down as a response to an Over-Current Protection fault

I think I need a vacation from functional safety

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
  • Disputes can be brought to tribunal
  • Everyone of full age and sound mind gets a vote
  • Previous tribunal decisions can be applied without voting again if the dispute is similar enough

Basically some sort of democratic case law

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Sex Drugs Rock and roll

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

There's a sweet monologue by George Carlin about the ten commandments.

I can't find it quickly right now but he reduces them to three.

No, Carlin wasn't religious but I love that monologue and it fits right in here.

UPDATE: https://youtu.be/CE8ooMBIyC8

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Do to others as you would have done to you

Do to others as they would do to others

Nothing should be forbidden if it harms no one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I think harm needs to be clearly defined.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
  • Do unto others, etc...
  • Don't punch down. Ever.
  • Hydration is key.
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
  • Do not kill, or through intentional action cause physical harm to another human being, except in defence.

  • Every human has the right to their own body, thoughts and words, upon which nothing except the above law shall infringe.

  • Where it does not conflict with previous laws, respect physical property of the public and other individuals - it is not to be destroyed, taken or abused without permission of its holder(s).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Robot laws innit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No violence

No stealing

No billionaires

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

with the first two laws you wouldn't need the third

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago
  • you must make more rules
  • you mustn't make more rules
  • you mustn't question the rules
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

A robot can not harm nor, through inaction, allow harm to come to a human

A robot must obey unless it counters rule one

A robot must protect itself unless it counters rule 1 or 2

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Respect life, respect property, get consent.

Basically, people are people and deserve to be treated with equity. Any person is their own property, as is everything they own. If you want to physically interact with anyone’s property, get consent first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  • Don't kill (see below for exceptions)
  • Don't steal
  • Don't be a billionaire or you'll get curb stomped
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