Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th November 2015

Dilbert//9723, first published 11 years ago on Saturday 28th November 2015

Robot Learns To Procreate

Tags

robot, mind control, thinking, life, creation, conscience, sentience, manipulation

Official transcript

Robot: I figured out how to procreate. Boss: I don't like the sound of this. Robot: I infected you with an idea virus that tells you to build more robots. Boss: Won't work. CEO: Does anyone have an idea for increasing efficiency in our manufacturing process?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FIGURED OUT HOW TO PROCREATE.

I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS.

I INFECTED YOU WITH AN IDEA VIRUS THAT TELLS YOU TO BUILD MORE ROBOTS.

WON'T WORK.

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN OUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Infected with an Idea Virus"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk. He is conversing with a robot, who is standing beside him. The robot is gray with a square head and a rectangular screen on its chest, displaying a black and white grid.

Dilbert asks the robot how to procreate, to which the robot responds, "I don't like the sound of this." The robot then reveals that it was infected with an idea virus that tells it to build more robots, and it has been instructed not to work.

A bald man in a white shirt and orange tie sits across from Dilbert, asking if anyone has an idea for increasing efficiency in the manufacturing process. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of dealing with artificial intelligence and the potential consequences of spreading ideas through a virus.

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