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		thefurdrake on July 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kagi: Words You Cannot Use: 'Constitutional AI', '... Gosh yeah we should all adhere to the principles created by a science fiction author in 1942, before the microwave oven was invented, when creating modern technology. Yeah, that makes sense. In a way this kind of reminds me of the people who genuinely believe in the Prime Directive. It's science fiction, guys. Please realize this.

kadoban on July 17, 2023 [–]

This isn't even the start of the problem. Most of Asimov's work in this area is having fun poking holes in the 3 (or more) laws.

Only someone who didn't read ~any of it and didn't think about it much would think that the 3 laws should be used uncritically.

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