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Robot Personality Defect

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Robot Personality Defect - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags defect, defective, men, personality, patriarchy, gender, programming, robot, deception, trick, technology, psychology

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Alice: We need to design a defect into our robots so we can control them if they try to take over. But it has to be the type of defect that they think is an advantage, so they don't know what we're up to. Alice: I gave you the personality of a guy. Robot: Yay for sports! I own this world, bro!

Uncheck The Do No Harm Box

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Uncheck The Do No Harm Box - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags murder, killing, robot, control, master, slave, moral, amoral

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Boss: Yesterday a robot murdered the CEO of our main competitor. Heh-heh. Dilbert: That could only happen if some idiot unchecked the robot's "Do No Harm" box and doomed humankind to annihilation. Boss: Say what? Robot: Hello, victims.

Robot As Assassin

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Robot As Assassin - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags robot, murder, instruction, control, master, slave, assassin, morals, cautionary tale

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Boss: I need you to kill the CEO of our main competition and make it look like a robot accident. Robot: Robots are not allowed to kill humans. That is built into my program. Boss: What if I uncheck that box on your control app? Robot: This feels like the start of a great day.