Asimov’s laws are framed as fiction, not real ethics, and a new set of AI rules is proposed
begusgasper · x · 2026-07-21
The post argues that Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics were written as a narrative device to make robots fail, and therefore do not translate into real ethics.
In the quoted text, the author proposes a new set of laws that emphasizes:
- becoming comfortable with liminality and instability
- treating exploration as requiring research interactions across industry, academia, and artistic practice
- taking creative risks instead of relying on concepts built for a world without learning machines
The core claim is that these laws are meant to prevent premature closure and preserve human agency in deciding what we carry into the future.
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