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Amortize_Me_Daddy t1_j8sn6vy wrote

> I’m not saying it’s right […]

Of course it’s right. It’s equally right that we don’t design hammers with nervous systems and a mouth that says “Ow, ow, ow” while you hit things with it.

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DorianGre t1_j8sufh7 wrote

We’re not designing ourselves a new friend, we are designing a tool.

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GinchAnon t1_j8svmx8 wrote

the thing is by making it imitate our communication methods, we are intrinsically trying to do both.

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TacomaKMart t1_j8taznp wrote

There are many millions of people who need a new friend more than any other utility. The more convincing these get - and they're getting there - the less that those people will care that their new friend isn't flesh and blood.

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