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157. The Three Laws of Evil Robotics [LD 4.07] – Antimatter Pod

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Anika and Liz grow some tomatoes and share some feelings in Evil Podcaster Therapy. Specifically, we’re sharing feelings about Star Trek: Lower Decks episode “A Few Badgeys More”, including:

• This episode was made for Anika, except it’s about characters she doesn’t care about
• The birds in Liz’s neighbourhood were extra loud just for us
• The evil AI trope
• We’re getting all Asimovian up in here
• Like and subscribe to Badgeycast, the new podcast hosted by Badgey and the Cosmic Koala!
• Er, how many times has the Federation almost been destroyed by an AI using its subspace network? Guys, please install a firewall or antivirus software or something?
• (Is it a metaphor? For social media?)

I read every single book by Isaac Asimov except the Foundation series when I was 13, and it was all in preparation for this episode of my Star Trek podcast 28 years later.

I have actively avoided reading Isaac Asimov and my entire understanding of his robot opinions comes from I Robot starring Will Smith.