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RE: Notes #29 - Paranoid Android
But I refuse to believe that anything exaggerated or made up would appear on the internet, so I am adding my own highly factual version of these stories to the mix.
Haha, I love this.
The "suicidal robot" is a funny one. Suicide is something that so far, seems to be unique to our species. We have the drive to life mixed with an intelligence that can occasionally override our biological imperatives. Would our robots be able to do the same? To go beyond their intentions and programming and come to an understanding that can be deleterious to their, and our, wellbeing? I think that's why the "suicidal" robot fascinates us so much.
It can get you thinking. Is there a flaw in our 'programming'? Is that why some people struggle to deal with life? And if so could such a thing occur to robots? Logic says no. But to what degree will AI mirror the human species? Will it be us without our flaws? Then we probably are doomed. It is fascinating.