Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was a science fiction writer and biochemist who was born in Russia and moved to the United States as a child. He wrote or edited hundreds of books, including the Foundation series and the robot story collection I, Robot.

The Three Laws of Robotics from his fiction state that a robot may not harm a human, must obey human orders, and must protect itself as long as this does not conflict with the first two laws. A Zeroth Law, forbidding harm to humanity as a whole, was added later. The laws are a frequent point of comparison in discussions of AI and robot safety and AI alignment.

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