Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th February 2015

Dilbert//9427, first published 11 years ago on Thursday 5th February 2015

Emotionally Manipulative Robot

Tags

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

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Emotionally manipulative robots

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATIVE 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.

I GUESS I'LL UPGRADE YOU.

IM OKAY EITHER WAY. IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Emotionally Manipulative Robot"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2015, revolves around a conversation between a man and a robot. The robot, with a manipulative tone, attempts to convince the man to upgrade his memory to enhance their interactions. The man, initially hesitant, is eventually persuaded by the robot's persuasive language, leading to an unexpected outcome.

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