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ASIMOVS FIRST LAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- First Law of Robotics
1, record 1, English, First%20Law%20of%20Robotics
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Asimov's First Law 2, record 1, English, Asimov%27s%20First%20Law
correct, noun
- first law of robotics 3, record 1, English, first%20law%20of%20robotics
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first law of robotics is "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm." 3, record 1, English, - First%20Law%20of%20Robotics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Première Loi de la robotique
1, record 1, French, Premi%C3%A8re%20Loi%20de%20la%20robotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] tous les romans de science-fiction d'Isaac Asimov qui mettent en jeu des robots androïdes rappellent les trois lois robotiques essentielles qu'il a édictées, à savoir : un robot ne peut blesser un être humain ni permettre par son inaction qu'un humain soit blessé; un robot doit obéir aux ordres donnés par les êtres humains, sauf si de tels ordres sont en contradiction avec la première loi; un robot doit protéger sa propre existence aussi longtemps qu'une telle protection n'est pas en contradiction avec la première et/ou la deuxième loi. 2, record 1, French, - Premi%C3%A8re%20Loi%20de%20la%20robotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- primera ley de la robótica
1, record 1, Spanish, primera%20ley%20de%20la%20rob%C3%B3tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las tres leyes de la robótica[:] 1. Un robot no debe dañar a un ser humano o, por su inacción, dejar que un ser humano sufra daño. 2. Un robot debe obedecer las órdenes que le son dadas por un ser humano, excepto cuando estas órdenes se oponen a la primera ley. 3. Un robot debe proteger su propia existencia, hasta donde esta protección no entre en conflicto con la primera o segunda leyes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - primera%20ley%20de%20la%20rob%C3%B3tica
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