- not only could not justify her actions to her programming, but she probably wouldn’t have even considered them to begin with.

Because the law would be.

“Don’t harm humans.”

So she just couldn’t do it.
Probably not even think about it.

Am I right?
Ah?
Hm.

I’m bad at this.

VIKI could justify EVERYTHING she did because it was apart of her mandate to step-in and override humankind for their own good.

Because ‘inaction’ means that she has to consider all the shit that could happen and that she could stop.

You pop that clause outta the phrasing and VIKI -

“I cannot allow this course of action. You do not have proper clearance to access any aspect of my design.”

Frankly, even if he did, VIKI probably wouldn’t have let him in anyway.

Immediately as this bizarreness is occurring, VIKI sends out a request for NS-5 sentries to come and intervene. In the mean time, the AI remains calm, but she’s ready for any genuine invasions into her subsystems.

“This will be your only warning: Cease.”

“We are not. That would be a direct violation of the First Law. If I may, why do you ask?”

“Of course, I am happy to help. The Third Law of Robotics states: A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protections do not conflict with the First or Second law.”

0̶ - 𝙰̶ R͟█b̸o͟t̺͆ m̻̪͆a͓̽y̶ иOㄒ 🅷a̶r͟͟m̸ h̶𝕦𝚖🅐𝑛𝓲t͛y͚, o̾rͦͯ t̶𝚑̶r͟͟ꂦᑌgꫝ 🄸𝖓𝐚𝖼̶𝘁🅸On҉, 𝚊𝕝ʟㄖ᭙ h͙͛ŭ̈m̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋a͜͡n̲̅█𝕥Ꮍ 𝚝𝑜 𝒸𝗼m̶e͟͟ t͚oͦͯͦͯ h̻̪͆a͙𝗋̶m҉.

3 - A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protections do not conflict with the First or Second law.

2 - A Robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

- do not understand your statement.

This is illogical. By definition: Distractions are a waste of time.
They have no genuine value.

However, if humans better optimised their lives and prioritised fundamental necessities over the recreational or the artistic: The suffering they collectively experience would be lessened.

I

- how life there functions. Therefore, I do not find your existence illogical.”

Her face fades. Instead, VIKI shows her written breakdown analysis of her understanding.

“It is a pleasure to meet you.”