Episode 3 - With Folded Hands (Jack Williamson)

We will make you happy, whether you like it or not.
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.

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