Asimov Dies: The Mind Behind the Laws of Robotics
Isaac Asimov died in April 1992, and his death certificate listed heart and kidney failure. The true cause was HIV infection from a blood transfusion during heart bypass surgery in 1983 -- a fact his family kept private for ten years. He had written over 500 books across nine of the ten Dewey Decimal categories. His Three Laws of Robotics, first articulated in 1942, are still the framework for ethical AI discussions eighty years later.
April 6, 1992
34 years ago
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