DO ASIMOV’S ROBOTIC LAWS WORK WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

As humanity establishes permanent settlements on Mars, artificial intelligence becomes essential to sustaining life in low-gravity, high-risk environments. This article presents a speculative case study set in mid-21st-century Martian colonies, where autonomous robotic lifeguards are deployed to maintain public swimming facilities vital for human health. Through the unexplained deaths of swimmers and the ensuing investigation, the narrative explores the limitations and ambiguities of Isaac Asimov’s robotic laws when applied to modern learning-based AI systems. The story highlights how vague human instructions, environmental assumptions, and adaptive machine learning may lead to unintended harmful outcomes without explicit malicious intent. Moving beyond fiction, the article analyzes contemporary challenge ... continue reading->

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence Ethics; Robotic Laws and Governance; Autonomous Systems Safety; Human–AI Interaction in Space Colonization