1) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It only changes from one form to another. 2) Ape shall never kill ape. 3) Shut up!
:D
I saw the movie Bicentennial Man and hated it with a fiery passion. And let me guess, AI was based on one of those other robot stories, right? Oh, how I loathed that movie.
But yeah, I do want to read some Asimov at some point.
(Though telling me he's like Tolkien isn't necessarily going to win me over. =P )