Sherry Turkle, who used to believe in the
benefits of robot pets, has changed her tune and now "finds
human-machine love unsettling (
pdf)". Tyrell:"We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced, with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently, we can control them better." Was he referring to us or
them?
posted by sluglicker
on Dec 7, 2006 -
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