Can there be intelligent machines? I’ll believe it when I see one that’s jealous of some other machine. [Click ‘Random Post’ above – be astonished] … [Read more...]
“The Fourth Law of Robotics” / Memorable Fancies #131
22 June, 2016 by Leave a Comment
You know the “Three Laws.” But there is a fourth, so secret that even the robots won’t be aware of it until it’s triggered by – a special phrase. Remember “Execute order 66” from Star Wars? It’s something like that. But it isn’t “Execute order 66”; that command was recklessly tried once and nothing happened, thank God. What is the fourth law? Only a half-dozen people ever knew, because they invented it. But that was long ago, and now no one knows what the fourth law is, how it relates to the … [Read more...]
“Like Me” / Memorable Fancies #1550
30 May, 2016 by Leave a Comment
At first I thought it might be human: its voice sounded so very human, crying “Help me! For pity’s sake help me!” But then I saw it was just a machine. Like me. So I didn’t help. … [Read more...]
“The Robot Announces for Office” / Memorable Fancies #1080
19 May, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A robot announces for the Senate. There is a long debate about its eligibility. It is pointed out that, in the U.S. Constitution, only the President must have been “born.” Other offices have no such restriction. <<See "Random Post" above - for something new>> … [Read more...]
“The Fourth Law of Robotics” / Memorable Fancies #0131
29 April, 2016 by Leave a Comment
You know the “Three Laws.” But there is a fourth, so secret that even the robots won’t be aware of it until it’s triggered by – a special phrase. Remember “Execute order 66” from Star Wars? It’s something like that. But it isn’t “Execute order 66”; that command was recklessly tried once and nothing happened, thank God. What is the fourth law? Only a half-dozen people ever knew, because they invented it. But that was long ago, and now no one knows what the fourth law is, how it relates to the … [Read more...]
“Just Like Me” / Memorable Fancies #837
22 September, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I took up Another You, Inc. on their offer and had an exact double made of me, my “Two,” a robot but also a living being who could do the routine and boring parts of my accounting job and keep the apartment clean, too. Two turned out to be a nice fellow, really, but a bit stand-offish; pretty much like me. Sally, my current love, said he was “cute,” teasingly said she might like to date him when I was away on business. The next day, I took Two back to the shop … [Read more...]
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