Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 1st February 2018

Dilbert//10519, first published eight years ago on Thursday 1st February 2018

Won't Kill

Tags

morals, ethics, self-driving cars, murder

Official transcript

Boss: Can you program our self-driving car prototype to drive Ted off a bridge so I don't have to fire him? Dilbert: Just because I have the power to kill a person and leave no evidence whatsoever doesn't meal I'll do it. Boss: He says he won't kill anyone. Alice: Crud! Asok: Shoot! Carol: Dang!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU PROGRAM OUR SELF-DRIVING CAR PROTOTYPE TO DRIVE TED OFF A BRIDGE SO I DON'T HAVE TO FIRE HIM?

JUST BECAUSE I HAVE THE POWER TO KILL A PERSON AND LEAVE NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER DOESN'T MEAN I'LL DO IT.

HE SAYS HE WON'T KILL ANYONE.

CRUD!

SHOOT!

DANG!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Power to Kill"

Summary:

This comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled character with black hair, who is being questioned about his self-driving car prototype's ability to kill people.

Key Points:

• Dilbert is asked to program the car to drive Ted off a bridge without harming him.
• He refuses, citing his lack of evidence that Ted will not kill others if given the power to do so.
• The scene shifts to a group of people, including a woman with curly hair and a man wearing a pink shirt, who are shocked and outraged by Dilbert's response.
• The man exclaims, "He says he won't kill anyone. Shoot!" while the woman responds, "Crud!" and the man in the pink shirt says, "Dang!"

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the consequences of giving someone the power to kill without proper oversight or evidence of their intentions. It also showcases Dilbert's skepticism and concern for the potential consequences of his actions.

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