Robots with \"feelings\"... who the hell wants that???

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Heh, tricky question, man

From a completely subjective (and ignorant on this robotic matters) point of view, I\'d say a robot is alive when he can think on its own, I mean, when it\'ll be able to elaborate creative thinking, not directly based on preprogrammed functions or behaviours, leading to a distinctive personality.

If a robot comes and say \"hey, i like that movie\" or \"i disagree with that\", I\'ll start to pack my bag and move to another planet... erm... I mean that I\'ll start to think that robots are \"alive\"

As Elven says, before that happens we better implement the three rules. Just in case. But that\'s not something to worry about for a long time.

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