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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 8 Aug 2014

    Seems to me, as long as we don't program emotions into Robots, there's no reason to fear them taking over the world.

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      2. John Hodgman‏Verified account @hodgman 9 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: as long as we don't program emotions into Robots, there's no reason to fear them taking over the world” I think you mean LOGIC

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      2. Königin Lily  🇩🇪‏ @MissLilySummers 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson We also need to give them fundamental rules, do we not? I'm not really comfortable with an unemotional, highly intelligent robot

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. What's a Name?‏ @Lio_El_Messias 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @MissLilySummers

        @MissLilySummers @neiltyson But emotions are always responsible for any action

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Königin Lily  🇩🇪‏ @MissLilySummers 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @Lio_El_Messias

        @Lio_El_Messias @neiltyson For humans, yes. But you do not necessarily need emotion to make a decide, do you not?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. What's a Name?‏ @Lio_El_Messias 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @MissLilySummers

        @MissLilySummers But when you make a decision you are responding to a command, which is different compare to how you would react to emotions

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      6. Königin Lily  🇩🇪‏ @MissLilySummers 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @Lio_El_Messias

        @Lio_El_Messias Humans do. Why would robots act the same way?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. What's a Name?‏ @Lio_El_Messias 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @MissLilySummers

        @MissLilySummers They are programmed after us

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      8. Königin Lily  🇩🇪‏ @MissLilySummers 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @Lio_El_Messias

        @Lio_El_Messias Ah, but emotion isn't contained in the program. Plus, robots will surely gain independent thought one day.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      9. What's a Name?‏ @Lio_El_Messias 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @MissLilySummers

        @MissLilySummers That's why by then why are going to be smart enough to add a kill switch

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      1. Shimbo, Gasbag at Large‏ @NeverDauntedNet 8 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Giving them emotions would be the thing that saves humanity from their cold, calculating decision making. Skynet had no feelings.

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      2. ASTRONAUTALIS!‏Verified account @astronautalis 8 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson that sounds like something a robot would say…

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      2. Josh Phillips‏ @JoshPhillips 8 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Three laws will save us

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      3. JWil‏ @JWilPHX 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @JoshPhillips

        Exactly! RT@JoshPhillips: @neiltyson Three laws will save us

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      2. Nicole‏ @Pipervalentine 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson don't emotions stop us from doing things that would be otherwise detrimental to other people? I'm not smart enough to argue that

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      4. Nicole‏ @Pipervalentine 8 Aug 2014
        Replying to @Sloth009

        @Sloth009 @neiltyson oh honey I was vaguely interested in it when this started I was just playing the devil's advocate...movie sucked..

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      6. Nicole‏ @Pipervalentine 8 Aug 2014
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        @Sloth009 @neiltyson #Fail protoplasm...seams gooey

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      8. Nicole‏ @Pipervalentine 8 Aug 2014
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        @Sloth009 @neiltyson you know sometimes I'm just thinking outside the box...sometimes works out and is funny sometime it doesn't

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