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"By underprooooving this baguette you have, through inaction, caused me haaaarm," said Paul Hollywood.
Robbie's red eyes dimmed their glow.
"It's curious; he ranked first in the technical challenge the first five weeks --"
"Of course he did," Dr. Calvin said.
Asimov ending A: Paul has been sabotaging Robbie, accidentally starts fire in tent, is shamed when Robbie saves everyone's lives
Asimov ending B: Robbie realizes that demonstrating his superiority hurts humans' feelings & is a First Law violation, self-sabotages
Asimov ending C: Robbie retroactively disqualified for past experience; precedent set that robots can earn money, which was his secret goal
Parody ending D: Susan Calvin cheats to help Robbie win because she loves robots so much
Brought to you by Great British Bake-Off, Asimov, and a chat with @leonardr
Robbie's red eyes dimmed their glow.
"It's curious; he ranked first in the technical challenge the first five weeks --"
"Of course he did," Dr. Calvin said.
Asimov ending A: Paul has been sabotaging Robbie, accidentally starts fire in tent, is shamed when Robbie saves everyone's lives
Asimov ending B: Robbie realizes that demonstrating his superiority hurts humans' feelings & is a First Law violation, self-sabotages
Asimov ending C: Robbie retroactively disqualified for past experience; precedent set that robots can earn money, which was his secret goal
Parody ending D: Susan Calvin cheats to help Robbie win because she loves robots so much
Brought to you by Great British Bake-Off, Asimov, and a chat with @leonardr
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