If the Laws are rearranged as you've proposed, you've just made it essentially impossible to use robots where a sentient or near-sentient mind is required, but it's too dangerous for humans - since you've made robot-self-preservation a higher priority than following orders. ", go into that high-radiation field,
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If the Laws are rearranged as you've proposed, you've just made it essentially impossible to use robots where a sentient or near-sentient mind is required, but it's too dangerous for humans - since you've made robot-self-preservation a higher priority than following orders. "<robot>, go into that high-radiation field, <do something essential to stopping the radiation, but which requires independent thought to accomplish>." "Bugger you, guv, that shit'll wreck me - go in and do it yerself!"
The most I can see is *maybe* splitting the Second Law as you propose, and then reprioritizing to owner-or-proxy/self-preservation (present Third Law)/non-owner-or-proxy.
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The most I can see is *maybe* splitting the Second Law as you propose, and then reprioritizing to owner-or-proxy/self-preservation (present Third Law)/non-owner-or-proxy.