Originally published: 2, December 1950
Genres: Classic Short Stories, Science Fiction Short Stories
This book is a bundle of short stories about robots and robotics. These stories were published originally in science fiction magazines from 1940 to 1950 and then compiled into this book. You are not going to feel anything is outdated in these stories as with what you expect from the legendary Isaac Asimov and his great ideas. Whenever robots like C3PO say “Thanks to the creator,” I imagine they are talking about the great Isaac Asimov.
A MUST-READ FOR ALL SCIENCE FICTION FANS.
He introduced the three main laws of robotics or AI. Now learning these Laws of Robotics are required for anyone working with robots or AI. His vision of AI and robots was not like other writers of his time. He predicted that these robots are not just some mindless machines but can actually think and feel. And that is what you are going to read in this book, the stories of different robots.
The stories are connected by one person and that is Susan Calvin, a robopsychologist (a person who studies robot minds) who tells the stories, a profession unheard of before this book.
Some stuff in this book kind of connects it with the Foundation Series and I loved it. Sometimes people talk about movies and don’t even know these movies are actually adaptations of some of the greatest writers known to us. The same goes for I, Robot. It was a beautiful movie and I recommend it to everyone who has not watched it yet. You’ll learn a lot about what and how Mr. Isaac Asimov thought about robots and AI.
This book is easy to read and I can say it is for all ages and education levels even though it is on the subject of AI and robotics. It makes you think and learn in a fun and enjoyable way.
It is very rare to see the main character who is a female if a book was written in the 1940s – 1950s. Yes, I read about females in old science fiction books but they are just females and do not actually do anything unlike this one, who is doing a lot of stuff and even helps a robot or two, instead of being a damsel in distress. That is why Mr. Isaac Asimov was ahead of his time, not just because of his ideas or predictions of the future; he was able to see women grow in society as equal to men also.
Synopsis:
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world—all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asimov’s trademark.
The Three Laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a
human being to come to harm.
2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future—a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.
“Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?”—The Chicago Tribune”
A classic like this gets full points even it has any flaws but do not worry because no flaws in this book.
Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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