Robot Programmed to Love Goes too Far


	Robot Programmed to Love Goes too Far

wildcat

3-8-2009 9:54 PM

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ai, love?, robotics, robots

wildcat says:

Admittedly over the board, however given enough iterations this may be a necessary step in the evolution of robots/humans interaction, leading to full fledged co-habitation..

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3-11-2009 8:19 PM

Aqualung1000

Probably safer if you go for 'just friends' first.

3-12-2009 3:34 PM

Farell

Scary stuff, they will overpower us with love!

3-13-2009 1:20 PM

sarahsong

I think this was a hoax. Pretty cute though.

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