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Aye, Robot, or Can Computers Contract?
Mark Rasch, 2007-11-16

A contract is usually described as a "meeting of the minds." One person makes an offer for goods or services; another person sees the offer and negotiates terms; the parties enter into an agreement of the offer; and some form of consideration is given in return for the provision of something of value. At least that's what I remember from first year law school contracts class.

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Aye, Robot, or Can Computers Contract? 2007-11-21
Anonymous
Actually, Asimov already did the generalization in his novel "The Evitable Conflict" (1950) thought it has different meaning.

... so that the First Law becomes: "No Machine can harm humanity; or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm"

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