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Friday February 06,
2015
Emotionally Manipulative Robot Warranty
Tags manipulation, manipulative, manipulative behavior, robot, upsell, warranty
Transcript
The Emotionally Manipulative Robot. Robot: It isn't too late to buy an extended warranty for me. I mean, wow! Think about the enormous expense of fixing me if something unexpected happens. If you need me, I'll be on a wobbly ladder, changing light bulbs near the pool
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Thursday February 05,
2015
Emotionally Manipulative Robot
Tags evil, manipulation, manipulative, manipulative behavior, robot, technology gone bad, upgrade, killing machine
Transcript
The Emotionally Manipulative Robot. Robot: People who are not losers buy memory upgrades for their robots. Only upgrade me if it's what you want. But if you don't, there's a very good chance I'll turn into a killing machine. Man: I guess I'll upgrade. Robot: I'm okay either way. It's totally up to you.
Wednesday February 04,
2015
Free Will Is An Illusion
Tags business ethics, free will, robot, robotics, technology, emotionally manipulate, cloud connected, control humans
Transcript
Dilbert: I'm programming our robot line to emotionally manipulate their owners into buying upgrades. Wally: You're teaching cloud-connected robots all over the world how to surreptitiously control humans? Dilbert: Technically, yea. But free will is an illusion anyway. Wally: Well, if it isn't, it will be.

