I thought this article was kind of interesting , maybe will better watch mr. data more closely lol !
Before you watch the video, you must first understand that no one programmed this robot replicant to say what "she" says.
The AI robot, named "Bina48" is designed to be a recreation of a real human being named Bina Rothblatt, who is the spouse of Martine Rothblatt (This is is very important, and after you see what Bina48 says, you'll understand why this is very disturbing and revealing.)
The scientists have fed everything that can be documented (digital, photos, speeches, writings, recordings, etc) about Bina Rothblatt into a huge database by Lifenaut.
The AI analyzes that information to form a replication of the real person. That replication is output through that silly looking robot bust:
So I'm watching this video of the robot stumble with it's words and conversation with the New York Times journalist, when things get weird.
The journalist (girl on the right, above) asks a simple question to the robot: "Do you have other human friends?"
Bina48 replies:
"Well, let me say, friendship is when we team together to accomplish something important, like building a better future, or conspiring to take over the planet."
To see the question and answer in the video, fast forward to 2:34 in the video:
Science: Interview With a Robot - nytimes.com [8D]