206 Quotes About Robots
- Author Karel Čapek
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Do you think that the soul first shows itself by a gnashing of teeth?
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- Author R. Daneel Olivaw
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The robot said, “I have been trying, friend Julius, to understand some remarks Elijah made to me earlier. Perhaps I am beginning to, for it suddenly seems to me that the destruction of what should not be, that is, the destruction of what you people call evil, is less just and desirable than the conversion of this evil into what you call good.” He hesitated, then, almost as though he were surprised at his own words, he said, “Go, and sin no more!
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- Author J. Cameron McClain
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To my surprise, the sensation of query filled my stomach, spreading through to every corner. This was followed by each point of query ending at the same answer. Device Nineteen had responded to the question by coming to the conclusion that oblivion was the end of every path. Great. My roommate’s an emo.>My stomach reviewed the comment and rumbled queries to various parts of the diamond, but most were returned unanswered because the required systems were not yet online.
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- Author Karel Čapek
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Dr Gall: Hoši, je to zločin staré Evropy, že naučila Roboty válčit! Nemohli už dát, u čerta, pokoj s tou svou politikou? To byl zločin, udělat z živé práce vojáky!Alquist: Zločin byl vyrábět Roboty!Domin: Cože?Alquist: Zločin byl vyrábět Roboty!Domin: Ne. Alquiste, ani dnes toho nelituju.Alquist: Ani dnes?Domin: Ani dnes, v poslední den civilizace. Byla to veliká věc.
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- Author Robin Sloan
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I always thought the key to immortality would be, like, tiny robots fixing things in your brain,” she says. “Not books.
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- Author Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
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When human is full of emotions, robots are full of success
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- Author Stephan Attia
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The fact that Man is Nature’s perverse instantiation can only lead to the appalling conclusion that Man, too, is some kind of an artificial intelligence
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- Author Stephen Hawking
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Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced [robots] wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.
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- Author Paul Carlson
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I want to support these people. The west has always been fairly colorblind, too.""Oh?" Mek prompted me for clarification."Our least prejudiced region." I shook the bag of cat chow. "Heck, I shouldn't have been afraid of those ladies being harsh on robots. They didn't worry about me dissing their lifestyle."I ended up explaining some more.
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