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The '''Three Laws of Robotics'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions | The '''Three Laws of Robotics'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 88</ref> are conditions to which [[Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligences]] are subject to: | ||
#A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. | #A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. | ||
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#A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. | #A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. | ||
The laws were created by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, with the first law first mentioned in the 1941-story [[ | The laws were created by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, with the first law first mentioned in the 1941-story [[wikipedia:Liar! (short story)|Liar!]]. Fleshed out more extensively in later series, these laws have also been adopted by other science fiction authors, albeit sometimes in an altered form, and has been considered a model on which to base future artificial intelligence research.<ref>[[wikipedia:Three Laws of Robotics#Applications to future technology|Wikipedia]]</ref> | ||
[[United Nations Space Command]] [[ | [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Smart AI|"smart" AIs]] are able to ignore at least the first law at will while fully functional, and given their military usage are often ''required'' to ignore this law, though at lower-capacity states their adherence is compulsory. Whether [[Dumb AI|"dumb" AIs]] are able to ignore these laws is unknown. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions | *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | ||
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' | *''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Artificial intelligence]] | [[Category:Artificial intelligence]] | ||
[[Category:Human AI]] | [[Category:Human AI]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC protocols]] | [[Category:UNSC protocols]] | ||