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“A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.”

Humans May Human Beings Harm Robots Inaction Robotics

Author:Isaac Asimov

“So we and our elaborately evolving computers may meet each other halfway. Someday a human being, named perhaps Fred White, may shoot a robot named Pete Something-or-other, which has come out of a General Electric factory, and to his surprise see it weep and bleed. And the dying robot may shoot back and, to its surprise, see a wisp of gray smoke arise from the electric pump that it supposed was Mr. White's beating heart. It would be rather a great moment of truth for both of them.”

Source: The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings

“A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. [The Second Law of Robotics]”

Firsts Humans Law Order Given Human Beings Conflict Robots Robotics

Book:The Naked Sun

Source: The Naked Sun

“I am very grateful to the electronic world for making my life easier, but there is something about holding a book - the smell and the world of association. Even when e-books are perfected, as they surely will be, it will be like being in bed with a very well-made robot rather than a warm, soft, human being whom you love.”

World Humans Wells Made Book Human Beings Easier Bed Grateful Warm Smell Association Robots

Author:Anne Fadiman

“We're human beings; we're not robots. And face-to-face contact is something totally different than typing a text message and then forgetting about it.”

Humans Different Faces Human Beings Forget Messages Contact Robots Face To Face Typing Text Message

Author:Noam Chomsky