NancyLebovitz comments on Open Thread September, Part 3 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 September 2010 02:00:33AM 1 point [-]

I think that's Egan's novel Quarentine-- and Asimov's robots get partial freedom through a similar route.

Comment author: wedrifid 30 September 2010 02:06:56AM 1 point [-]

and Asimov's robots get partial freedom through a similar route.

That brings back memories from my teens. If I recall the robots invent a "Zeroeth Law" when one of them realises it can shut up and multiply.