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Empathy For Robots

A hitchhiker died recently in the streets of Philadelphia.

Did the hitchhiker die recently in the streets of New York? No, the hitchhiker didn’t die recently in the streets of New York. It died in the streets of Philadelphia.

The hitchhiker caught rides across Canada and Europe without problems until one tragic day in July of 2015.

Where did the hitchhiker catch rides without problems? The hitchhiker caught rides across Canada and Europe without problems. Was this until one tragic day in June of 2015? No, this was until one tragic day in July of 2015.

The hitchhiker was once asked, “Are you afraid?” “Of course I am, but that’s the price of adventure, right?”

What did the hitchhiker say in response to the question, “Are you afraid?” The hitchhiker said, “Of course I am, but that’s the price of adventure, right?”

This hitchhiker was actually a robot called Hitchbot, so it’s probably impossible that it actually felt fear or a sense of adventure.

Was the hitchhiker a man? No, the hitchhiker wasn’t a man. The hitchhiker was a robot. What was the name of the robot? The name of the robot was Hitchbot.

Hitchbot was made by two university professors in Ontario, Canada.

Who was Hitchbot made by? Hitchbot was made by two university professors in Ontario, Canada.

Hitchbot didn’t have working legs, but it had arms made from blue foam tubes ending in yellow gloves with an extended thumb for hitchhiking.

Did Hitchbot have working legs? No, it didn’t. Did it have arms? Yes, it had arms made from blue foam tubes ending in yellow gloves. And what else did Hitchbot have? It had an extended thumb for hitchhiking.

Hitchbot used that thumb to get 19 rides and travel 10,000 kilometers from one side of Canada to the other in 2014 without problems.

How many rides did Hitchbot use that thumb to get? It used that thumb to get 19 rides. And how many kilometers did Hitchbot travel in 2014 without any problems? It traveled 10,000 kilometers from one side of Canada to the other without any problems.

Hitchbot had a camera, speech recognition programming, and chat software that allowed him to make small talk with the friendly drivers that picked him up.

Did Hitchbot have a camera? Yes, it had a camera. What else did it have? It had speech recognition programming and chat software. Could Hitchbot make small talk with the friendly drivers that picked him up? Yes, it could make small talk with the friendly drivers that picked him up.

Hitchbot later traveled through Germany and the Netherlands without a scratch.

Where did Hitchbot later travel without a scratch? It traveled through Germany and the Netherlands without a scratch.

The kindness of strangers ended in Philadelphia, which is ironically nicknamed The City of Brotherly Love. I guess that love doesn’t extend to robots.

What is the nickname of the city of Philadelphia? It is nicknamed The City of Brotherly Love.

Hitchbot was destroyed by some random vandals in July of 2015. Hitchbot’s final words on Twitter were, “My love for humans will never fade.”

Who destroyed Hitchbot? Some random vandals destroyed Hitchbot. And what were Hitchbot’s final words on Twitter? His final words were, “My love for humans will never fade.”

153,424 humans die each day, and many more millions of people are suffering in one way or another.

Do millions of people die each day? No, millions of people don’t die each day.

Maybe we shouldn’t be shedding a tear for a robot, but is it possible to feel empathy for a robot?

The US military uses robots to detect bombs, and there have been stories of soldiers in tears when their robots were destroyed. One robot was even given a full military funeral.

Were any robots given special funerals? Yes, one robot was given a full military funeral.

Perhaps the real danger is not humans who lack empathy for robots, but robots that lack empathy for humans.

What do you think? Is the real danger from humans who lack empathy for robots or from robots that lack empathy for humans?

In the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Terminator, humans create intelligent robots that decide to destroy the human race.

In the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Terminator, what do humans create? Humans create intelligent robots that decide to destroy the human race.

Bill Gates, who is, of course, a major supporter of technology, recently warned people about the dangers of artificial intelligence. He says that AI could develop so quickly in the coming decades that we should all be concerned.

What is Bill Gates a major supporter of? Bill Gates is a major supporter of technology.

Physicist Stephen Hawkings has said that AI “could spell the end of the human race.”

What has the physicist Stephen Hawkings said about AI? He has said that AI “could spell the end of the human race.”

And Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors, says that AI is “summoning the demon.” He is so concerned that he recently donated 10 million dollars to research into the dangers of AI.

Did he donate 1 million dollars to research into the dangers of AI? No, he didn’t. He donated 10 million dollars to research into the dangers of AI.

What do you think? Could AI one day decide to kill all of humanity?