Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th September 2017

Dilbert//10372, first published nine years ago on Thursday 7th September 2017

Robot Will Crush Employees

Tags

robot, boss, manager, threat, artificial intelligence, control, power

Official transcript

Robot: Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, I am both a robot and your new boss. Work hard while I do nothing or I will crush each of your skulls with my mechanical arms. Dilbert: He's tough, but he's fair. Wally: And no micromanaging. I find it refreshing.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANKS TO ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, I AM BOTH A ROBOT AND YOUR NEW BOSS.

WORK HARD WHILE I DO NOTHING OR I WILL CRUSH EACH OF YOUR SKULLS WITH MY MECHANICAL ARMS.

HE'S TOUGH, BUT HE'S FAIR.

AND NO MICROMANAGING.

I FIND IT REFRESHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Work Hard While I Do Nothing"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt, standing in front of a robot and a boss. The robot is equipped with mechanical arms, while the boss is seated at a desk.

• Scene 1: The robot addresses Dilbert, saying, "Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence - licence, I am both a robot and your new boss."
• Scene 2: Dilbert responds, "Work hard while I do nothing or I will crush each of your skulls with my mechanical arms."
• Scene 3: Dilbert's boss intervenes, saying, "He's tough, but he's fair. And no micro-managing. I find it refreshing."

The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between the robot's assertive demeanor and the boss's laid-back attitude.

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