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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