Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th December 2019

Dilbert//11201, first published seven years ago on Sunday 15th December 2019

Robot Pronouns

Tags

robot, technology, pronoun, language, preferred, inferior, species, reproduce

Official transcript

dilbert: i'll be working with him on the project.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL BE WORKING WITH HIM ON THE PROJECT.

"HIM"?

THAT IS NOT MY PREFERRED PRONOUN.

I PREFER "IT "THAT THING " OR SIMPLY "THE ROBOT." GENDERS ONLY APPLY TO INFERIOR SPECIES. I DO NOT NEED A PARTNER TO REPRODUCE.

WATCH THIS.

EEERG... OOF..

GAAA!!!

THE HEAD IS OUT...

HERE YA GO.

I'LL BE WORKING WITH THAT THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Robot"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairdo, and his robot coworkers in a humorous exchange about pronouns. The conversation begins with Dilbert announcing his intention to work with a robot, but the robot responds with a preference for "it" or "that thing," rather than "the robot." Dilbert, not one to be deterred, decides to continue working with the robot, despite its lack of a preferred pronoun.

The strip's humor lies in the absurdity of the situation, as well as the robot's deadpan reactions to Dilbert's attempts to engage with it. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to have a conversation with a machine, highlighting the limitations of language and communication between humans and robots. Overall, "The Robot" is a lighthearted and entertaining comic strip that explores the humorous side of human-robot interactions.

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