Metafilter devotes an entire paragraph of links about robots.
"Sherry Turkle, who used to believe in the benefits of robot pets, has changed her tune and now "finds human-machine love unsettling (pdf)". Tyrell:"We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced, with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently, we can control them better." Was he referring to us or them?"
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I tried reading her article, but it's a bit much.
What's the difference between loving a stuffed animal or a car compared to a robot? Man has always loved inanimate objects, so what's wrong with robots.
Evil Spock can't wait for the robot hookers . . .
If we start loving them robots, one day they gonna get us. Walk up behind us and kill us. Matrix style even.
That's what I keep telling my girlfriend! But replace robots with children!
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