# We Are Living in a Science Fiction Novel

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Tyler Cowen]]
- Full Title: We Are Living in a Science Fiction Novel
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-17/science-fiction-is-coming-to-life-all-around-us

## Highlights
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- Regulation of software and algorithms is now a major public issue, and just about everyone working in the area is familiar with Asimov’s contribution. Just how careful do you want your self-driving vehicle to be, and when should it swerve into a crowd of pedestrians to save your life? These questions will only multiply, and over time will require an entirely new legal system. Asimov saw this first. In terms of relevance and