There is no need for much explanation. As soon as the title "I, Robot" comes out, the theme of Chu Kuang's new book has become clear!
robot!
Chu Kuang’s new book also writes about robots!
This moment.
The entire network was completely shocked by Chu Kuang's tit-for-tat!
Blog comments section.
Chu Kuang's fans left crazy comments under this sudden update:
"You old thief is awesome!!!"
"Let me translate for you: It's just a robot, who can't write?"
"Your translation is not domineering enough. The correct translation should be: I will teach you how to write a robot!"
"Fight against each other!"
"Did those black men say that the old thief was scared?"
"Haha, is this called cowardice?"
"So what if this old thief confronts you guys today!"
"This is the old thief's style. What do you mean by arrogant and conceited? I will write about the same subject matter as you do!"
"You decide the subject matter!"
"The old thief doesn't need oars to row the boat, the literary battle of the eight continents depends entirely on the waves!"
"Is it possible? I mean, it's possible. The old thief saw that we were a little scared, so he came out to cheer us up?"
"Huh, does the old thief have such a gentle side?"
"I don't believe it, but now I feel my whole body is full of the desire to fight, and my sword is thirsty for it!"
PK on the same subject and theme!
Only Chu Kuang on Blue Star dares to be so arrogant!
This post was like a battle song that made their blood boil. The morale of countless fans was instantly boosted. They roared as if they were given a shot of chicken blood, highlighting their fearlessness!
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Blue Star Science Fiction Writers Circle.
No one expected that Chu Kuang’s new book would be about robots!
"How dare he!"
"Is this a coincidence?"
"There are so many topics that science fiction can write about, and the probability of robots being the theme is not high. But shortly after Fan Chong announced the theme of his new book, he announced that his new book would also be about robots. You told me this was a coincidence. Isn't that an insult to my intelligence?"
"Let's take a step back."
“Why didn’t he write about robots before?”
"Why did he choose to write about robots when Fan Chong wanted to write about them instead of earlier? If this wasn't intentional, I'll take your last name!"
"This guy is crazy!"
"Where does he get the courage and confidence? Robots are the subject that Fan Chong is best at. There are not many people on Blue Star who dare to say that they are better than Fan Chong in this subject!"
"Crazy, too crazy!"
"Chu Kuang is such a good name!"
"Directly challenging the science fiction theme that Fan Chong is best at is like hitting a rock with an egg. He has blocked his own escape route!"
Can't understand.
No one could understand what Chu Kuang was thinking.
He can write about any subject, except robots, which is something no one expected!
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Weizhou.
When Fan Chong saw Chu Kuang’s latest developments, he was stunned.
robot
Are you kidding
He wants to write about robots
The next moment.
Fan Chong was furious!
provocative!
This is a provocation!
Whatever I write, you write the same thing
This is totally not taking myself seriously!
What could be more ironic than this behavior
Yes..
Like other science fiction writers, Fan Chong does not think this is a coincidence. All signs indicate that the other party did it on purpose!
"very good!"
Fan Chong actually laughed out of anger.
I didn't expect there would be such a conceited person in the world.
If you had changed the theme you could have lost decently, but you had to choose the same theme as mine, it would have been really embarrassing!
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Not to mention how furious Fan Chong was.
Many netizens who hated Chu Kuang were also confused for a moment.
The madness of Chu Kuang is known to the whole world.
If he wasn't so arrogant, how could he dare to challenge the whole world with his pen
But the world still underestimated Chu Kuang.
The fact that Chu Kuang and Fan Chong wrote about the same science fiction theme is simply outrageous!
"court death!"
"Are you afraid that you didn't lose badly enough?"
"Watching a show."
“This is really a big show to start the new year.”
"It's a provocation like a flying dragon riding on your face."
"I, a passerby, feel that he is a little too arrogant. You can imagine how angry Fan Chong must be right now."
"Take the initiative to give face."
"His fans are like chicken blood, blindly making me feel sorry for them. Don't they know what this means?"
"I'm afraid Chu Kuang just wants to sell books."
“It’s over!”
…
At home.
After Lin Yuan posted the update, he no longer paid attention to what was happening online.
At this time, he was writing "I, Robot", thinking as he wrote:
There are indeed many works on the theme of robots in Blue Star science fiction, but they have not formed a unified system.
After all, every author has his or her own understanding of robots.
It’s different with the three laws proposed in “I, Robot”.
Lin Yuan is convinced that the three laws will become one of the highest laws of robots in science fiction novels.
That's how it is on Earth.
After Asimov proposed the Three Laws of Robotics, almost all science fiction novels and movies were created under the constraints of these three laws of robotics!
Not complying
sure.
For example, as an author, when you write a mythological novel, you can let Sun Wukong defeat Buddha.
But will readers accept it
Won't.
Because the mythological system is deeply rooted.
Readers have been influenced by the traditional mythology system and have reached a unified consensus.
To go against this system is to be heretical, and the sense of immersion is instantly destroyed. How can the monkey defeat Tathagata
The same is true for the three laws.
Asimov directly used "I, Robot" to unify the robot system, which became the "cornerstone of modern robotics"!
What’s so brilliant about these three laws
Why are later science fiction works willing to comply with this actively
Why do people think Asimov, who proposed this law, is so awesome
Of course, we cannot rely solely on the proposal of a concept. The flexible application of the logic of the three major laws is the key, and it must be demonstrated through novels.
The answer lies in the nine stories in I, Robot.
These nine stories seem to be independent, but in fact they have the same origin and are not separated, so there is nothing wrong with viewing them as a whole.
The main characters are basically robots.
Robots with different levels of intelligence.
The timeline is basically based on the development of robot intelligence. The later the era, the smarter the robots are. The nine stories are equivalent to directly organizing the brief history of the development of robots.
And in nine stories.
The three laws are a dead logic.
However, Asimov constantly used the abnormal state of robots in his nine stories to try to overturn or even subvert the three laws.
For example, one of the nine stories is "The Lying Robot".
There is a robot named Irby who has telepathic powers.
Because of this ability, many people came to him to ask questions. In order not to make the questioners feel sad, the robot seemed to be the news broadcast and gave only nice answers:
"You'll be promoted soon."
"Because your boss is resigning."
"You have a crush on Xiao Wang."
"Actually, Xiao Wang has a crush on you, too."
At the end of the story, the truth is revealed and the world is in chaos.
Everyone angrily asked Irby why he lied to them.
Erb quickly recited the first of the Three Laws: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
It turns out that due to the constraints of the First Law, Erbbi cleverly used lies to avoid hurting human feelings.
Irby couldn't say:
"You have no hope of getting a promotion because your boss plans to delay retirement."
"You have a crush on Xiao Wang, but Xiao Wang has no feelings for you."
These words would make humans sad to hear, and they violate the first law.
However, as a robot, Erby did not know that when these lies were exposed, people would still be hurt, even more hurt.
Out of revenge.
The humans trapped Irby in an unsolvable logical paradox, which ultimately led to his operational collapse.
Conclusion of the story:
When robots have the ability to see through minds, the physical harm defined by the First Law has been extended to mental harm.
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This is just one of those stories.
This book subverts and overturns the three laws in the story, while allowing the protagonists to slowly use the three laws to crack them.
The three laws can lead to countless logics.
Asimov's nine stories are like this. They explore the limits and edges of logical tests in different situations and discuss the reactions of robots when they are unable to implement human instructions.
At the end you will find:
Behind all the seemingly irrational behaviors of these robots, there must be three laws to explain them.
In other words.
The core conflicts of the nine stories in the novel all stem from the discovery of loopholes in the "Three Laws of Robotics".
In the process of cracking.
Readers will follow the protagonists and experience a series of humorous and interesting science fiction mysteries.
Perhaps robots will one day develop intelligence and be able to think for themselves. As long as we rely on this law to constrain the thinking of artificial intelligence, they will not threaten human dominance.
but.
Although these three laws seem perfect and are made entirely for the purpose of protecting humans, the chaotic concept of "the overall interests of humanity" has been difficult for even humans themselves to understand for countless years, let alone robots.
As Will Smith said:
It's not the robots that have the problem.
Technology itself is not the problem.
The real problem is the limits of human logic.
If you apply the three laws well, the problem can be solved.
For example, the second story of the novel that Lin Yuan is currently writing is called "Ring Dance".
The story takes place on Mercury.
The robot Speedy received an order to go to the hot sunny side to collect selenium but has not returned yet.
Powell and Donovan on Mercury were extremely anxious.
Without selenium to restore the solar panels they are left to die.
The two unlucky guys could only ride an old-fashioned robot to Speedy's vicinity, only to find that Speedy had become crazy.
turn out to be.
Because the high temperature carbon monoxide in the selenium mine pool is harmful to Speedy's iron body, it triggers the self-preservation circuit of the Third Law of Robotics.
However, the selenium mining order he received did not have a high enough priority, so the second law of obedience was not strong enough.
The conflict between the two caused the robot to circle around the periphery of the selenium mining pool continuously.
There is a bug.
Powell had no choice but to gamble on the first law that robots must protect humans and walk into the high temperature area wearing a space suit.
When it's almost over.
The robot Speedy sensed that the humans were in danger and successfully triggered the circuit of the First Law, breaking away from the previous conflict cycle and rushing over to save Powell.
Powell succeeded.
Asimov succeeded.
And Lin Yuan is replicating this success.
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