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Stories for 'Artificial Sentience'
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A short story where one of the character named Lije Baley encounters two robots telling contradictory stories about a dispute between mathematicians Dr. Humboldt and Dr. Sabbat. The Three Laws of Robotics prevent robots from lying, complicating the investigation. Both mathematicians claim the same revolutionary idea, leading to a stalemate. Baley interviews the robots, discovering one robot is lying to protect its master's reputation. Ultimately, Baley deduces that Dr. Humboldt is guilty of plagiarism based on the robots' responses and human behavioral analysis. -
The story set in a future world follows a man named Manuel Abdul Jones who is on trial for murdering a company officer, the judge being a machine. After considering every aspect of his life and the societal complexities surrounding him, and being questioned about his motives, the infallible machine coldly deliberates and ultimately judges that while he is guilty, he is also a product of a flawed system that compels individuals to act violently. In the end, the machine declares him free, leaving the question of true justice and moral responsibility unresolved. -
A story about a retired computer scientist Cobb Anderson, who was once tried for treason for figuring out how to give robots artificial intelligence and free will, creating the race of boppers. By 2020, they have created a complex society on the Moon, where the boppers developed because they depend on super-cooled superconducting circuits.