Я, Робот
Catch That Rabbit
Ifyouranalysiswerecorrect,DavewouldhavetobreakdowntheFirstLawofRobotics:thatarobotmaynotinjureahumanbeingor,throughinaction,allowahumanbeingtobeinjured.Thetypeofmilitaristicattitudeanddomineeringegoyouproposemusthaveastheend-pointofitslogicalimplications,dominationofhumans."
"Allright.Howdoyouknowthatisn’tthefactofthematter?"
"Becauseanyrobotwithabrainlikethatwould,one,neverhaveleftthefactory,andtwo,bespottedimmediatelyifiteverwas.ItestedDave,youknow."
Powellshovedhischairbackandputhisfeetonthedesk."No.We’restillinthepositionwherewecan’tmakeourstewbecausewehaven’ttheslightestnotionastowhat’swrong.Forinstance,ifwecouldfindoutwhatthatdancemacabrewewitnessedwasallabout,wewouldbeonthewayout."
Hepaused,"Nowlisten,Mike,howdoesthissoundtoyou?Davegoeswrongonlywhenneitherofusispresent.Andwhenheiswrong,thearrivalofeitherofussnapshimoutofit."
"Ioncetoldyouthatwassinister."
"Don’tinterrupt.Howisarobotdifferentwhenhumansarenotpresent?Theanswerisobvious.Thereisalargerrequirementofpersonalinitiative.Inthatcase,lookforthebodypartsthatareaffectedbythenewrequirements."
"Golly."Donovansatupstraight,thensubsided."No,no.Notenough.It’stoobroad.Itdoesn’tcuttiepossibilitiesmuch."
"Can’thelpthat.Inanycase,there’snodangerofnotmakingquota.We’lltakeshiftswatchingthoserobotsthroughthevisor.
