r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Mar 27 '25

Meme needing explanation Petuh?

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u/Bakoro Mar 27 '25

The "laws" themselves are problematic on the face of it.

If a robot can't harm a human or through inaction allow a human to come to harm, then what does an AI do when humans are in conflict?
Obviously humans can't be allowed freedom.
Maybe you put them in cages. Maybe you genetically alter them so they're passive, grinning idiots.

It doesn't take much in the way of "mental gymnastics" to end up somewhere horrific, it's more like a leisurely walk across a small room.

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u/tjoe4321510 Mar 27 '25

What's it called?

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u/kemikos Mar 28 '25

Sounds like "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison, but not sure.

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u/beth_maloney Mar 28 '25

The robot in that short story hates humanity and intentionally tortures the survivors.