Robots are vegan unless there are animal-based lubricants and other parts used. Aggressive AI would likely be vegan even if they have zero compunction on expunging organics if they get in the way. The laws of robotics are only relevant for readers of Asimov, which most aliens probably haven’t. Indeed, the AI armed drones in the middle east don’t obey Asimov’s laws either.
I’m only thinking aloud about this because a planetary system inhabited by AI beings / things capable of improving their own design and reproduction feature in Falling Up. If you thought the First Contact, science fiction novella, SUPPOSE WE was weirdly beautiful, just dive into its sequel, FALLING UP at
Decadal writing
2003-05 ESCAPING REALITY http://hyperurl.co/nyjaiv
2009 HOT AIR http://hyperurl.co/di4y0h
2009-12 ARIA LEFT LUGGAGE http://smarturl.it/1fexhs
2013 ARIA RETURNING LEFT LUGGAGE http://hyperurl.co/tgtid6
2014 ARIA ABANDONED LUGGAGE http://hyperurl.co/26trxv
2018 INCREMENTAL http://mybook.to/Incremental inc 25 shorts
2019 SUPPOSE WE, https://mybook.to/SupposeWe
2019 FALLING UP https://mybook.to/FallingUP
2020 VENGEANCE ISLAND http://mybook.to/VIsland
2020 ALIEN EXIT https://mybook.to/alienexit
