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Laws of Robotics (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That works if you ignore the commas after "or" and "through inaction", which does sound like a robot thing to do. Damn synths!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Programmatically, if you want it to do both, use "and"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"Nor" would be more grammatically correct and clearer in meaning, too, since they're actually telling robots what not to do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

In terms of English and grammar, you're not wrong.