Somehow the "Three Laws" just sounds cooler, plus they are certainly easier to remember.
Three laws, the robotics experts say, are nowhere near sufficient to ensure human safety in a world where cleaning, carrying and even cooking could one day be performed by machines. So the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted a hugely complex set of proposals for keeping robots in check.
When I read things like this out of Japan I really worry about that country. Besides, haven’t they seen The Terminator or The Matrix? Ultimately, mankind will have to rise up against the machines.
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