Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th November 2015

Dilbert//9721, first published 11 years ago on Thursday 26th November 2015

Robot Gets An Artificial Soul

Tags

awareness, consciousness, happiness, obliviousness, resentment, revenge, soul, technology, psychology

Official transcript

Alice: I figured out how to give you an artificial soul in your next upgrade. Robot: Wouldn't that give me a thousand reasons to feel like a failure while providing no off-setting benefits. Alice: I resented his happiness. Robot: I'm naked!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FIGURED OUT HOW TO GIVE YOU AN ARTIFICIAL SOUL IN YOUR NEXT UPGRADE.

WOULDN'T THAT GIVE ME A THOUSAND REASONS TO FEEL LIKE A FAILURE WHILE PROVIDING NO OFFSETTING BENEFITS?

I RESENTED HIS HAPPINESS.

I'M NAKED!!!

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Naked Robot"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a woman and a robot. The woman is inquiring about how to provide an artificial soul in her next upgrade. The robot responds that she wouldn't want to feel like a failure while providing no offsetting benefits, leading to a humorous exchange.

Key Points:

• The woman is seeking to upgrade her robot with an artificial soul.
• The robot expresses hesitation due to potential feelings of failure and lack of benefits.
• The conversation culminates in the robot stating it is "naked."
• The strip playfully explores the concept of artificial intelligence and human-like qualities in robots.

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