“Okay, scratch that. I don’t want to encourage you to do this more than you absolutely have to then.”

It sounds like what Daneel needs is one rewrite to his programming. One sort of catch-all definition that allows everything to coexist without any dissonance. No doubt, much like everything else in life, that’s easier said than done.

“Can you redefine the term as people and simultaneously rework the way it applies to the Third Law so it doesn’t make it irrelevant?” That’s probably not possible, but he has to suggest it anyway. At the very least, by bringing up things that won’t work, maybe they can narrow down what will. Or spark an idea that will lead to a solution. “Or isn’t there enough wiggle room for that?”