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Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Age of Science Fiction
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“I'm reading an Isaac Asimov book from 1950 right now. I know this is obvious for fans of science fiction, but I'm always blown away by how close they get it in the 50s, like what modern civilization looks like and what technology of the future actually looks like.”
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“so this week why don't we offer Harry's new book the ride share guide as a fourth alternative for someone that leaves us a written review”
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“actually yeah you know they're very tempted to uh quote uh one of the stories stories by uh uh isaac asimov actually um actually titled appropriately titled the last question uh short story where you know the plot is that you know humans build this super computer you know this this this ai intelligence and you know once it's get”
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“and now here's my conversation with Colin angle in his 1942 short story runaround from his iRobot collection as a Asimov proposed the Three Laws of Robotics in order don't harm humans obey orders protect yourself”
Speaker Lex Fridman Podcast Colin Angle: iRobot CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #39 2019-09-19 Listen at 1:45
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“is the right question. - Interesting. - And taking a cue from Isaac Asimov, in an essay he once wrote called "The Relativity of Wrong," - "The Relativity of Wrong," you know--”