(Asimov had it wrong...)
Geoffrey's Laws of Robotics
- First Law: A robot will do what it's instructed to do, no more and no less.
- Second Law: The language in which instructions are given to the robot is designed to be convenient to the robot, not you.
- Third Law: All consequences of the robot's actions are the responsibility of the programmer, not the robot. The robot doesn't know, or care, about consequences.
(these laws, as might be expected, have several consequences and corrolaries)
(Analog 2004)
page by Geoffrey A. Landis, 2004