Ghost of a flea: NS-5

January 02, 2004

NS-5

The NS-5 bills itself as a "3 laws safe" fully-automated assistant that is "more intellegent than most PhD graduates". The commercial is brilliant. What will you do with yours? I chose the Champagne skin option along with Chestnut musculature, Bronze cladding and Lilac eyes (and I can hardly wait for the movie).

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 2, 2004 11:17 AM

Comments

But...Will Smith? I have a sinking feeling it's going to be a shoot-em-up, instead of the intellectual series of puzzle stories that we started with...

Posted by: FredKiesche at January 2, 2004 04:20 PM

I think this is a potential problem with a lot of Asimov... and I agree with your reservations about Will Smith. He has done some great serious work (Six Degrees) and some not so great work (MIB 2). At least it isn't Tom Cruise.

Posted by: Nicholas Packwood at January 2, 2004 11:22 PM

Or Ben Afflack!!!

Posted by: FredKiesche at January 3, 2004 09:43 AM

"What Robot Are You Really?"

http://robohouse.com/myrobot/

Posted by: Michael at January 5, 2004 05:24 AM