Douglas McGregor Clarkson

How toTalk to Your Robot Dog Douglas McGregor Clarkson

'How to talk to your Robot Dog' is a description of how to communicate with an advanced design of an artificial intelligence entity - the 'Robot Dog' - structured largely on canine behaviours. The 'Robot Dog' links with its keeper and has a mission described as 'To ensure the safety and wellbeing of those in its charge and act as an active information resource and caring companion to enrich their life experience.' The book draws from extensive examples of canine attributes, especially those demonstrated by assistance dogs of various kinds, and indicates how these are included in the 'persona' of the 'Robot Dog'. The identification of such canine attributes provides a fresh insight into the constructive engagement of artificial intelligence and does so with a humorous touch. The canine persona of the 'robot dog' emerges as a constructive framework within which to draw in the benefits of a technological age.