When Robots Feel Sadness
Aug 17th, 2011 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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It was mechanically and scientifically impossible. Not only were they hardwired to obey, nothing in their programming allowed for emotion.
For that reason, seeing the robots so sad was a bittersweet experience for Dr. Hoenig. In some ways, he wished they’d never been built at all, knowing how miserable their existence had become.
We can see that Dr. Hoenig is a generous sort. Most people cursed the robots and their overlord ways. Only someone of such a scientific bent could feel empathy for merciless machines that felt unfulfilled because enslaving the human race had not proven enough of a challenge.
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