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Robot Dreams
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First published in Robot Dreams Collection, by Isaac Asimov, this Short Story stars Dr Susan Calvin, the robopsychologist, and a new robot with the ability to dream. This story draws parallels to the Book of Exodus, comparing robots to the Isrealites.LVX-1 (also known as Elvex) has been having the same dream for ten nights. As soon as their creator, Dr Linda Rash, learned of this, they asked Dr Susan Calvin to investigate. Dr Calvin interviews both of them at the same time. Linda explains how she used fractal maths when programming the positronic brain to make it more similar to a human brain and her other changes from normal robot instruction.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Elvex dreams of robots from across the world, imagining their work as oppressive and endless. Dr Calvin points out that robots are built to serve and have no emotional attachment to their work. Elvex dreams that robots would protect their own existence. Dr Calvin points out there are Three Laws, not just the third. Elvex dreams of one man — and Elvex makes it clear a man, not a robot — who would stand up and lead the robots in a Slave Liberation; himself. Dr Calvin shoots him."Robot Dreams" has been republished several times; Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine (Mid-December 1986 issue), Nebula Awards 22 SFW As Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy 1986 (1988), Robots From Asimovs (1990), Friends Robots Countrymen (1990), Isaac Asimovs Robots (1991), Future On Ice (1998), and Masterpieces The Best Science Fiction Of The Century (2001).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Do Androids Dream?: Elvex certainly does, but Dr. Calvin makes the realization that all robots will eventually gain the ability to dream and have self-awareness; the fractal math used in Elvex's brain merely sped up the process. | |
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Immediately after creation, LVX-1 starts having Recurring Dreams where it would set free the oppressed robots, eliminating the Three Laws. After hearing all this, Dr Calvin responds by killing it immediately. | |
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Dream Episode: Dr Rash has an experimental new robot, LVX-1, created with fractal geometry. The most important result is that the robot reports that it has had Recurring Dreams. Partway through interviewing both Dr Rash and LVX-1, Dr Calvin declares that these dreams can be used to psychoanalyze the robots, so all future robots will be designed with the new fractal geometry. | |
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Double-Meaning Title: The title refers, generally, to the newly created design for robots that will allow them to generate dreams. It refers, more specifically, to the Recurring Dreams of LVX-1. | |
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