Episode 3 - With Folded Hands (Jack Williamson)
We will make you happy, whether you like it or not.
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Show Notes
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Asimov, Robot stories.
Films. The Matrix. Jurassic Park.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek, the Next Generation.
Ideas. Jack Williamson's sci-fi legacy. Robotic central intelligence. A life of leisure v. a life of work. What does it mean to be happy? Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. How do we define harm? Free will and choice. Artificial v. biological life.
Previous episode: Tom Godwin, "The Cold Equations"
Next episode: Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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