Evaluation:
Published: 20.07.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Should Machines Have Human Emotions?', 1.
Extract

People argue that it's possible to give machines like robots human-like emotions, but it would require the right motivation and passion and knowledge for this to happen. I think, however, that it would be a terrible plan if we want to use them as servants and friends.
Human reasoning operates primarily on the collection of ideas of which the person is immediately conscious; robots cannot do this.
We don't want robots to think of ideas in ways we cannot control. …

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