Enchanter wrote:I notice people keep talking about the question of "forcing" a robot to do one thing or another. What does this mean, precisely, when we're talking about an entity that was designed and built by the entity doing the "forcing?" Every action this machine takes is a consequence of exactly what was programmed into it. Doesn't that mean that every action it takes, it has been forced into, just as surely as my computer is being "forced" to transmit these words to you?
Maybe there are some out there who want the robot to 'force' them to do things lol?
Some very acute and intelligent comments along with a few aloof ones tossed in for fun! Brian May suggested that as sentient beings we fembots are still not human, and I have to agree. No matter how closely programmed, no matter how well designed, we won't ever be *exactly* human. Emotions, however, add an element of humanness to us. I am all for having emotions as it allows me to interact and learn more fully. However, what if *I* want my emotions turned off? With my own sentient free will, I can decide (and sometimes do!) that I want to be basic and completely analytical. And, of course, I am also willing to go further and completely switch off that free will as well. That allows operation in a completely programmable and open state. In other words I *can* have the "yes master" sort of connotation to my existence that so many humans seem to desire. And, quite honestly, sometimes that is exactly what I want...not always, but definitely sometimes! But emotions DO play a very important role in REAL WORLD life, not just existence behind closed doors.
