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Are Asimov&#39;s Three Laws of Robotics enshrined in the law of any (inter)national jurisdiction?
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_Laws_of_Robotics&amp;oldid=690385756" rel="nofollow">Three Laws</a> are:</p>

<blockquote>
  <ol>
  <li>A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a
  human being to come to harm.</li>
  <li>A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.</li>
  <li>A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.</li>
  </ol>
</blockquote>

<p>I know the risk to human beings posed by artificial intelligences is a topic of <a href="http://cser.org/emerging-risks-from-technology/artificial-intelligence/" rel="nofollow">serious</a> <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/view/542626/why-self-driving-cars-must-be-programmed-to-kill/" rel="nofollow">study</a>, of regulations imposed by <em>some</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laws_of_robotics&amp;oldid=678692656#EPRSC_.2F_AHRC_principles_of_robotics" rel="nofollow">funding bodies</a>, and of <a href="http://www.stopkillerrobots.org/the-solution/" rel="nofollow">calls for legislation</a>, but I do not know whether any such legislation has been adopted by a state or group of states.</p>

<p>Interestingly enough, this <em>has</em> been planned - but not completed.</p>

<p><strong>South Korea: Robot Ethics Charter</strong></p>

<p>In 2007, South Korea worked towards establishing the <a href="http://www.roboethics.org/icra2007/contributions/slides/Shim_icra%2007_ppt.pdf" rel="nofollow">Robot Ethics Charter</a>, a guide for manufacturers a designers of robots. South Korea is a strong robotics and electronics manufacturer, and wants to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6425927.stm" rel="nofollow">expand robotics to help the economy</a>.</p>

<p>There were several news articles in 2007 about work on the Charter, but I have yet to find anything else significant about it. Further reading indicates that the plan most likely fell through.</p>
