I was thinking that sycophancy was one thing that Asimov didn't predict in his robot stories. But in "Liar", Herbie inte...

I was thinking that sycophancy was one thing that Asimov didn't predict in his robot stories. But in "Liar", Herbie interprets the First Law as not allowing him to say things to humans that they don't want to hear, so that's a pretty similar interpretation. Other robots are perceptive enough to interpret emotions, but apparently Herbie's ability to see the psychological damage directly made a difference.#bookstodon #scifi #ai