Я, Робот
The Evitable Conflict
HeclaimsthattheMachinesareselfcorrectingandthatitwouldviolatethefundamentallawsofnatureforanerrortoexistinthecircuitsofrelays.AndsoIsaid-"
"Andyousaid,’Haveyourboyscheckthemandmakesure,anyway.’"
"Susan,youreadmymind.ItwaswhatIsaid,andhesaidhecouldn’t."
"Toobusy?"
"No,hesaidthatnohumancould.HewasfrankaboutitHetoldme,andIhopeIunderstandhimproperly,thattheMachinesareagiganticextrapolation.Thus-Ateamofmathematiciansworkseveralyearscalculatingapositronicbrainequippedtodocertainsimilaractsofcalculation.Usingthisbraintheymakefurthercalculationstocreateastillmorecomplicatedbrain,whichtheyuseagaintomakeonestillmorecomplicatedandsoon.AccordingtoSilver,whatwecalltheMachinesaretheresultoftensuchsteps."
"Ye-es,thatsoundsfamiliar.Fortunately,I’mnotamathematician.PoorVincent.Heisayoungman.TheDirectorsbeforehim,AlfredLanningandPeterBogert,aredead,andtheyhadnosuchproblems.NorhadI.Perhapsroboticistsasawholeshouldnowdie,sincewecannolongerunderstandourowncreations."
"Apparentlynot.TheMachinesarenotsuper-brainsinSundaysupplementsense,-althoughtheyaresopicturedintheSundaysupplements.Itismerelythatintheirownparticularprovinceofcollectingandanalyzinganearlyinfinitenumberofdataandrelationshipsthereof,innearlyinfinitesimaltime,theyhaveprogressedbeyondthepossibilityofdetailedhumancontrol.
"AndthenItriedsomethingelse.
