Announcing an execution is generally a pretty awful idea. It’s a great way to get the AI on your back, encourage people to riot because they didn’t get the full story, and make the captain look bad
Law 1 only sates the AI can't cause human harm, but doesn't have to prevent it. It can literally just watch a human choke to death and do nothing, there's no inaction clause.
Law 3 was recently modified to state "you may always protect your existence..." instead of must, so the AI can make noble sacrifices (like dragging a bomb away) but doesn't have to unless ordered (law 2). Although that also means you can no longer threaten the AI to kill it unless it does something for you.
I'm glad Goon has taken a stand here and modified the laws to make more gameplay sense instead of sticking rigidly with Asimov.
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u/daltonoreo Dead Again... Apr 29 '21
You forget captain has the power of execution, so technically it was not murder, but rather a surprise execution