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Three Laws of Robotics

set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov
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Summary

Three Laws of Robotics is an Epigrammatic law[1]. It draws 22,110 Wikipedia views per month (epigrammatic law category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Isaac Asimov[3]
  • Influenced by: John W. Campbell[4], Arthur Hugh Clough[5]
  • Instance of: triad[6]
  • Subclass of: rule[7], laws of robotics[8]
  • Inception: 1942[9]
  • Facet of: science fiction[10]
  • Present in work: Runaround[11], Robot series[12], Lucky Starr series[13]
  • Contributing factor of: ethics of artificial intelligence[14]

Why It Matters

Three Laws of Robotics has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Isaac Asimov John W. Campbell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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