Coronavirus and the Three Laws of Robotics

Is inaction better than action if either outcome will cause harm?

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Way back in the 1940’s, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov started developing his Three Laws of Robotics through a series of short stories and novels. These Laws are hard-wired in the robots’ brains, and the stories explored situations in which these laws would apply in different…