Humans and Droids

The relationship between man and machine has become more remarkable in the past decade. In today’s world, humans rely heavily upon their metal friends to do simple tasks, like clean the dishes or make phone calls around the world. The concept of machines becoming something more android-like and forming human like bonds with us is an interesting concept, as explored by the episode of Black Mirror that was watched in class. The main character falls in love with a robo-copy of her deceased boyfriend and the rest of the story falls out of control. But, could this concept really be such a bad idea for a lot of people?

 

In my opinion, with a little work, this kind of technology could really become something popular. A programmer can program a computer to do almost anything, and but in the right shell, the possibilities are endless of what the robot could do. This could allow for the perfect companionship for people who are lonely because of social anxiety, or like the woman from Black Mirror, someone they loved passed away. The robot in Black Mirror was able to learn the deceased man’s actions and even knew what the real person would say in almost endless circumstances. Although the deceased man’s emotions were not in the robot, I think with the advancement of technology, it would be possible to program them. This may be debatable as to whether or not this droid would be too human-like, but not enough human to pass for a human, since all its parts are synthetic. In my opinion, if people are going to buy it with the intentions of complete human interaction, it will not be the same. But, maybe one day we can reach that point, or the line may be crossed between man and machine.