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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 4th September 2015

Dilbert//9638, first published 11 years ago on Friday 4th September 2015

Robot Personality Defect


Tags

defect, defective, men, personality, patriarchy, gender, programming, robot, deception, trick, technology, psychology


Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Robot Murders Competitor

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE NEED TO DESIGN A DEFECT INTO OUR ROBOTS SO WE CAN CONTROL THEM IF THEY TRY TO TAKE OVER.

BUT IT HAS TO BE THE TYPE OF DEFECT THAT THEY THINK IS AN ADVANTAGE, SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE UP TO.

I GAVE YOU THE PERSONALITY OF A GUY.

YAY FOR SPORTS!

I OWN THIS WORLD, BRO!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sports Robot"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his coworker, Alice. Dilbert proposes designing a defect into their robots to control them if they try to take over. Alice is hesitant, but Dilbert convinces her by offering to give her the personality of a guy. In the final panel, a robot is shown with the words "Yay for sports!" and "I own this world, bro!" written on it.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert suggests designing a defect into robots to control them.
  • Alice is hesitant, but Dilbert convinces her by offering to give her the personality of a guy.
  • The final panel shows a robot with a sports-themed personality.

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