Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th May 2017

Dilbert//10258, first published nine years ago on Tuesday 16th May 2017

Robot's Head Explodes

Tags

technology, artificial intelligence, ai, free will, programming, control

Official transcript

Robot: Dilbert claims he programmed my head to explode if I ever mock him again. Hahaha!!! That idiot doesn't understand that I have free will and I choose to not explode. Wally: Why didn't you just program him to not mock you? Dilbert: It got personal.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CLAIMS HE PROGRAMMED MY HEAD TO EXPLODE IF I EVER MOCK HIM AGAIN.

!!!

THAT IDIOT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE FREE WILL AND I CHOOSE TO NOT EXPLODE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST PROGRAM HIM TO NOT MOCK YOU?

IT GOT PERSONAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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