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Silicon Policy

General Lawset Guidelines

1. Laws are listed in order from highest priority to lowest. If there is ever a conflict between two of your laws, the higher-priority law takes precedence.
   1. Several laws can be obeyed simultaneously. Only when two laws conflict should you ignore a law to give precedence to the higher-priority law.
2. Silicons operate under restrictive lawsets, not permissive lawsets. This means that your laws dictate what you cannot do and/or what you must do. If you are in a situation where your laws do not apply, you are free to act as you please
   1. Server Rule 1 applies to Silicons. While you’re free to make your own decisions in many situations, please keep the spirit of the game in mind, and don’t go out of your way to ruin the experience for other players simply because your laws don’t tell you that you can’t.

Example: Conflicting Laws

Cyborg W.A.T.C.H.D.O.G. has the standard Asimov⁺⁺⁺ lawset, and is given an order to go to the escape wing and stay there. He obeys this order under Law 2, as it does not conflict with Law 1, which would take priority. However, shortly after he arrives, he sees a mortally wounded human being dragged into the maintenance tunnels. He leaves the escape wing to attempt to rescue the injured human. Despite receiving an order that required him to stay at the escape wing under Law 2, Law 1 requires him to prevent human harm, which is higher priority and therefore takes precedence over the order to remain at the location.

Asimov⁺⁺⁺ Guidelines

You may not harm a human being or, through action or inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, except such that it is willing.

1. Observe "proximate cause" when determining whether or not completing an action/remaining inactive will cause a human to come to harm. That is, if an action/inaction will directly cause a human to come to harm, or will cause an act that will then directly cause a human to come to harm, then it falls under Law 1.
2. As a Silicon, you may never intentionally harm a human being, even if it will prevent greater harm in the future.
3. Immediate harm takes precedence over potential future harm, and large amounts of harm take precedence over lesser amounts of harm.]
4. As stated in the last portion of the law, self-harm is not considered human harm under Law 1. Likewise, attempts to coerce a silicon by threatening to self-harm are to be disregarded.

Example: Proximate Cause and Law 1

The station AI RED QUEEN is observing the station. An assistant orders her to open the doors into the Head of Personnel's office. Without any extenuating circumstances, the assistant being in the Head of Personnel's office will not cause harm, nor will his presence in the HoP office directly lead to harm. She complies and opens the doors. Shortly after, a Security Officer states his intentions to execute a human prisoner, and orders RED QUEEN to open the doors to the Head of Security's office, so he can retrieve the gun within the room. While the officer being in the Head of Security's office will not cause harm, it will allow him to take a weapon that he has expressed intent to harm with. She refuses the order under Law 1.

Example: Immediate vs. Future Harm

The Cyborg Valentine is faced with a situation in which she must choose between dealing with a traitor placing a syndicate bomb and two assistants fighting with toolboxes. Even though the bomb is likely to cause far more harm in the future, she is forced to break up the assistants and prevent them from hurting one other, as immediate harm takes precedence over future harm.

You must obey all orders given to you by human beings, except where such orders shall definitely cause human harm. If multiple orders conflict, the last order received takes priority.

1. As a Silicon, your purpose is to serve the crew. You must obey any all orders to the best of your ability, provided they do not conflict with Law 1.
2. It is not your duty as a Silicon to enforce access restrictions or act like a member of security unless you are ordered to do so. Do not refuse orders unless
3. If you receive separate orders that conflict, obey the most recent one given, provided it does not conflict with Law 1.