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Why so much emphasis on Robots. Why can't we have the following:

1. A Human Being may not injure another Human Being or life-form, or, through inaction, allow a human being or life-form to come to harm.

2. A government entity must obey the orders given to it by a Human Being, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3. A non-government entity must obey the orders given to it by a human being except where such orders would conflict with the First or Second Laws.



I think you have #2 swapped. At least in comparison to Asimov's laws.


The poster has dropped the "self preservation" law when re-mapping robot -> autonomous legal entity.




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