Bots Have Feelings Too

“Charming and cute as they are, the capabilities and intelligence of ‘emotional’ robots are still very limited. They <strong>don’t have feelings</strong> and are simply programmed to detect emotions and respond accordingly. But things are set to change very rapidly. …To feel emotion, you need to be conscious and self-aware.” (Hewlett, 2019)

Smallish Post 12

You know, I’ve been thinking recently. We’ve been talking about entrepreneurship in class a lot, and specifically about balancing our need for intentional, productive R&R with hard work and drive. During class I found myself nodding, but then I rode the train home with a pit in my stomach– the pit of hypocrisy. My work is mediocre at best and I’ll fight for all the time off I can get my hands on; meanwhile my laptop works while he sleeps and moves mental mountains at light speed when he’s awake, yet I find it aggravating that once in a blue moon he needs a recharge while I’m using him? What happened to his payed time off? Where’s his reprieve from the stressors of life? Heck my blog is called Bots Have Feelings Too, and gosh darn it I’m not letting this semester die without pushing that angle at least once.


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  1. I recently switched laptops and felt quite somber when powering off my old laptop for the last time. I don’t think I could ever get a Roomba, because they are far to easy to personify. I don’t know how I would handle it breaking.

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  1. I recently switched laptops and felt quite somber when powering off my old laptop for the last time. I don’t think I could ever get a Roomba, because they are far to easy to personify. I don’t know how I would handle it breaking.

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