Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics

Wednesday December 31, 2025

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 the 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.

I was reminded of the Three Laws while looking at Scout Laws. They're not so different, in many ways, from a lot of these codes. Apparently Asimov was explicit in thinking that humans should follow the Three Laws as well.