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Emotionally Manipulative Robot Warranty

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Emotionally Manipulative Robot Warranty - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags manipulation, manipulative, manipulative behavior, robot, upsell, warranty

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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

Emotionally Manipulative Robot

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Emotionally Manipulative Robot - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags evil, manipulation, manipulative, manipulative behavior, robot, technology gone bad, upgrade, killing machine

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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.

Free Will Is An Illusion

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Free Will Is An Illusion - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags business ethics, free will, robot, robotics, technology, emotionally manipulate, cloud connected, control humans

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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.