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Chapter 1499: Chapter 1225: I, Robot

No need for much explanation, as soon as the title "I, Robot" is revealed, the theme of Chu Kuang’s new book becomes unmistakably clear!

Robots!

Chu Kuang’s new book will also be about robots!

At this moment.

The entire internet was utterly shocked by Chu Kuang’s move to meet his rival head-on!

In the blog comments section.

Fans of Chu Kuang were frantically leaving comments under this sudden announcement:

"Old rascal, you’re amazing!!!"

"Let me translate for the old rascal: It’s just robots, who can’t write about that?"

"Your translation isn’t bold enough. The accurate translation should be: I’ll teach you how to write about robots!"

"Competing face-to-face!"

"Didn’t that group of haters say the old rascal chickened out before?"

"Heh, does this look like chickening out?"

"The old rascal is confronting them head-on today, so what?"

"This is the old rascal’s style, what do you call arrogant and conceited? It’s when you write about any theme, I’ll write about the same theme!"

"You choose the theme!"

"The old rascal rows without oars, rides the waves in a literary duel across eight continents!"

"Is it possible, I’m just saying maybe, that the old rascal saw we were a bit down and came out specifically to cheer us up?"

"Hmph, would the old rascal have such a gentle side?"

"I don’t believe it, but now I feel filled with a fighting spirit, my big knife is already hungry and thirsty!"

Same theme, same subject PK!

Only Chu Kuang on Blue Star dares to be so audacious!

This dynamic was like a battle song that made the blood boil, instantly filling countless fans with morale, each one howling as if they were invincible!

...

In the Blue Star science fiction writer circle.

No one expected Chu Kuang’s new book to be about robots!

"How dare he!"

"Could this be a coincidence?"

"There are so many themes that can be written in science fiction, and the probability of both choosing robots is not high. It’s just after Fan Chong announced his new book theme, and then he announced his new book is also about robots, you’re telling me this is a coincidence, isn’t that insulting my intelligence?"

"Let’s take a step back."

"Why didn’t he write about robots before?"

"If it’s not deliberate that he chose to write about robots immediately after Fan Chong announced his, then I’ll take your last name!"

"This guy is a madman!"

"Where does he get the courage and confidence, robots are Fan Chong’s most skilled theme, under this theme there aren’t many on Blue Star who dare say they are better than Fan Chong!"

"Arrogant, too arrogant!"

"Chu Kuang’s pen name is so damn fitting!"

"Directly challenging Fan Chong’s most skilled science fiction theme, how is this different from hitting a stone with an egg, he’s blocked his own way back!"

Incomprehensible.

No one can understand what Chu Kuang is thinking.

He could write any theme and it would be fine, except the robot theme, which no one could have anticipated!

...

On Wei Continent.

Fan Chong was stunned when he saw Chu Kuang’s latest update.

Robots?

What a joke?

He’s going to write about robots?

The next moment.

Fan Chong was furious!

Provocation!

This is provocation!

Whatever I write, you write too?

This completely disregards me!

What could be more mocking than this behavior?

Yes.

Like other science fiction writers, Fan Chong doesn’t think this is a coincidence, all signs point to deliberate action!

"Very well!"

Fan Chong laughed angrily.

Didn’t expect there to be such a conceited person.

If only you chose a different theme, you could lose with some dignity, but you insist on choosing the same theme as me, the situation will be ugly then!

...

Not to mention how Fan Chong is filled with rage.

Many netizens who dislike Chu Kuang were also collectively dumbfounded for a moment.

The audacity of Chu Kuang is known across the land.

If he weren’t so audacious, how would he dare to challenge globally?

Yet people still underestimated Chu Kuang.

Chu Kuang writing the same science fiction theme as Fan Chong, this behavior alone is outrageously audacious!

"Courting death!"

"Is he afraid of not losing badly enough?"

"Watch the show."

"This is truly the year’s grand drama."

"It’s like a flying dragon slapping someone in the face as a provocation."

"Even as a bystander, I think he’s gotten absurdly inflated; one can imagine how furious Fan Chong must be now."

"Offering himself up."

"His fans are like they’ve been injected with adrenaline, it’s pitifully blind, do they not understand what this implies?"

"Probably Chu Kuang just wants to sell books."

"After all, no matter win or lose, his book will sell well, since losing is certain, might as well let it all go?"

...

At home.

After Lin Yuan posted the update, he no longer paid attention to the online frenzy.

At this moment, he was writing "I, Robot", thinking as he wrote:

In Blue Star’s science fiction, there are indeed many works with robots as the theme, but they haven’t formed a unified system.

After all, each author has their own understanding of robots.

With the Three Laws proposed by "I, Robot", it’s different.

Lin Yuan is convinced that the Three Laws will become one of the highest principles of robots in science fiction novels.

This is how it is on Earth.

After Asimov proposed the Three Laws of Robotics, almost all science fiction novels and movies have been created under the constraints of these three laws of robotics!

Don’t follow them?

Of course you can.

For example, as a writer, when you write a mythology novel, you can totally let Sun Wukong defeat Buddha.

But will the readers accept it?

No.

Because the mythological system is deeply entrenched.

Readers have been so influenced by the traditional mythological system that they have reached a unified consensus.

Violating this system is heresy, the sense of immersion collapses instantly. How can the monkey possibly beat Buddha?

The three laws are the same.

Asimov directly unified the robot system in his "I, Robot," which became "the cornerstone of modern robotics"!

Where is the brilliance of the three laws?

Why do later science fiction works willingly comply with them?

Why does everyone feel that the proposer of these laws, Asimov, is absolutely brilliant?

Of course, it’s not enough to merely propose a concept; the flexible application of the three laws’ logic is key and must be demonstrated through novels.

The answer lies in the nine stories of "I, Robot."

These nine stories seem independent, but in fact, they originate from the same source and are not fragmented; viewing them as a whole poses no problem.

Robots are basically the main characters.

Robots with varying degrees of intelligence.

The timeline also mainly follows the development of robot intelligence, with robots becoming more intelligent as the eras progress, thus the nine stories directly organize a brief history of robot development.

And within the nine stories.

The three laws are a rigid logic.

Yet Asimov continues to attempt to overthrow or even subvert the three laws through abnormal robot states within the nine stories.

For instance, in one of the nine stories, "The Liar Robot."

There’s a robot named Herbie that has telepathic abilities.

Because of this ability, many people come to him with questions, and to avoid making the questioners feel sad, the robot seems to transform into a news host, giving pleasing answers:

"You’ll get a promotion soon."

"Because your boss is going to resign."

"You have a crush on Little Wang."

"Actually, Little Wang has a crush on you too."

At the end of the story, The truth is revealed, and chaos ensues.

Everyone angrily questions Herbie why he lied to deceive them.

Herbie swiftly recites the first of the three laws: [A robot must not harm humans, or, by inaction, allow humans to come to harm.]

Everyone is dumbfounded.

It turns out it was because of the constraints of the first law that Herbie cleverly used lies to avoid hurting human feelings.

Herbie simply couldn’t say:

"There’s no hope for your promotion because your boss plans to postpone retirement."

"You have a crush on Little Wang, but Little Wang feels indifferent towards you."

Hearing these words would sadden humans, violating the first law.

However, Herbie, as a robot, did not know that when these lies were exposed, people would still get hurt, and even more severely.

Out of revenge.

Humans put Herbie into a logical paradox that could not be resolved, ultimately leading to his operational collapse.

The conclusion of the story:

When a robot has the ability to see through minds, the physical harm defined by the first law extends to psychological harm.

...

This is just one of the stories.

This book continuously subverts and overturns the three laws within the stories, while the protagonists slowly manage to utilize the three laws to crack them.

The three laws can trigger countless logic.

Asimov’s nine stories do just that, exploring the limits and edges of logic tests through various scenarios and discussing the responses of robots when unable to execute human commands.

By the end of it all, you’ll discover:

The seemingly unreasonable behaviors of these robots can certainly be explained by the three laws.

In other words.

The core conflict in the nine stories of the novel stems from capturing the loopholes in the "Three Laws of Robotics."

In the process of cracking.

Readers will follow along with the protagonists, experiencing a series of humorous and interesting science fiction-style deductions.

Perhaps one day robots will gain wisdom, will think for themselves, but as long as we rely on these laws to restrain artificial intelligence’s thoughts, they won’t threaten humanity’s dominance.

However.

Although these three laws seem almost perfect, formulated solely to protect humans, the chaotic concept of "the overall interests of humans" has puzzled mankind for countless years, let alone robots.

It’s like Will Smith once said:

The problem isn’t the robots.

Technology itself isn’t the issue either.

Human logic limits are the true problem.

If the three laws are well applied, the issue can be resolved.

For example, Lin Yuan is contemplating the second story he is writing, "Dance."

The story takes place on Mercury.

The robot Speedy received the command to collect selenium in the high-temperature sunlit area but delayed returning.

Powell and Donovan on Mercury were extremely anxious.

Without selenium to restore the solar panels, they could only await their doom.

The two unlucky souls could only ride on old-style robots near Speedy, only to discover that Speedy had gone berserk.

It turned out.

The high-temperature carbon monoxide in the selenium pool was harmful to Speedy’s iron body, triggering the third law’s self-preservation circuit.

And the selenium collection directive did not have enough priority, so the enforcement strength of the second law was insufficient.

The conflict between the two laws caused the robot to continuously circle around the selenium pool without ceasing.

He got stuck in a loop.

Powell had no choice but to gamble on the robot’s first law of protecting humans, donning a spacesuit and venturing into the high-temperature zone.

On the brink of disaster.

Robot Speedy detected human danger, successfully triggered the first law circuit, shook off the previous conflict loop, and rushed over to save Powell.

Powell succeeded.

Asimov succeeded too.

And Lin Yuan is replicating this success.

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ps: My eyelids are starting to droop, so I’m heading off to sleep. Don’t forget to vote for Polluted White in the annual monthly ticket competition.

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