Scientists study how people would react to a neurotic robot personality in real life

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https://www.npr.org/2025/07/26/nx-s1-5467200-e1/scientists-study-how-people-would-react-to-a-neurotic-robot-personality-in-real-life

Spoiler alert: it makes them more relatable. Maybe Marvin knew what he was doing the whole time, and diodes down his left side were perfectly fine.

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So long and thanks for all the semiconductors

 
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Brain the size of a planet and unintelligible grumbling

 
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Wait, wait, neuroticism is actually good for something? I thought it was only useful for Woody Allen films and if you relate, you're defective too :D

 
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Well it sure didn't make my mother qualified for parenting, that's for sure.

 
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At least they're good at imagining all the ways in which you can hurt yourself way beforehand...and making sure you don't do them...or anything else :/

 
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