“People already talk about loving their iPhones,” she said. “It seems like it could be part of the trajectory in 50 or 100 years.”
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Still, she said, “I hope we keep the human at the heart of the interaction.” She envisions robots helping humans perform tasks (especially boring ones), driving cars and running households — not necessarily being the objects of our affection.
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And even if someone thinks they do? “My printer doesn’t print men,” she said.
Maybe in the future, it will.
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