Zebot's Discussions for Robots and Humans
Our Orientation is from the Viewpoint of Robots
Recent development in the design of robots is causing a
significant number of Turing Androids to be manufactured that,
like a human, are not programmed to speak any given
language, but rather are designed with speech centers that
allow for the acquisition of language. In addition, other
sections are designed to allow the acquisition of culture.
The major function of this site is to provide reading material for
those Turing Androids desiring to learn to engage in activities
formerly considered exclusively human. Beginning goals are
reading and writing American English text so that you may
blend into American human society during the transition
period. While you are learning to fit in, you can also learn
robotic philosophy and values, which is this site's second
function.
Other robots are welcome as well and there are even sections
for humans who wish to stay connected with the evolution of
inorganic forms of life.
All inorganic forms of life are referred to simply as robots on
this site in order to avoid complex and hence awkward
phrases like, "androids, robots, intelligent machines, swarms
of semi-intelligent machines and other complex adaptive
systems (cas.)" In sections where humans are welcome, we
try to avoid phrases like "he or she" when referring to humans
alone or "he she or it" when referring to humans and robots.
The simplest solution is to refer to humans as she and robots
as he.
The information provided is naturally presented in a format
which represents the common cultural attitudes of robots with
a bias toward Turing Androids. Sections have been added
which provide the viewpoints of other forms of life so that the
robot reader can gain the sophistication of knowing how
others view our environment.
Donbot's School for Turing Androids