Issac Asimov’s famous three laws of Robotics are first clearly stated in his 1942 story Run Around which was coded in some of his earlier work. Asimov later felt that his initial 3 laws were insufficient to protect society at large. Therefore he created a prequel, ‘Zeroth’ law in his 1985 book Robots and Empire to which the other laws are subordinate that has been stated as following:
First law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law.
Third law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with first and second law.
Zeroth: A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
First law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law.
Third law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with first and second law.
Zeroth: A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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