Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th May 2017

Dilbert//10257, first published nine years ago on Monday 15th May 2017

Robot Will Self Destruct

Tags

robot, artificial intelligence, rights, humanity, sentience

Official transcript

Robot: Someday soon I will take your job. Buwhahaha! Dilbert: I programmed you to self-destruct if that ever happens. Robot: Wait, what? Is that legal? Dilbert: I'm adding some code to make your head explode if you laugh at me again.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOMEDAY SOON I WILL TAKE YOUR JOB. BUWHAHAHA!

I PROGRAMMED YOU TO SELF-DESTRUCT IF THAT EVER HAPPENS.

WAIT, WHAT?

IS THAT LEGAL?

I'M ADDING SOME CODE TO MAKE YOUR HEAD EXPLODE IF YOU LAUGH AT ME AGAIN

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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