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Machines can't have emotions
Machines can never have emotional states.
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No: computers can't have emotions
No: computers can't have emotions☜Machines can never be in emotional states (they can never be angry, joyous, fearful etc), and emotions are necessary for thought.☜59C6EF
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Machines can't have emotions
Machines can't have emotions☜Machines can never have emotional states.☜9FDEF6
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Lack physiological components☜Machines lack human physiology that is essential to emotions; for example, ability to secrete hormones and neuroregulators. Because machines cant reproduce such features through abstract computational processes, they cant possess emotions.☜98CE71
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Machines can't love or be loved
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Only living organisms feel
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Emotion is a type of information processing
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Emotions are cognitive evaluations
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Emotions are cognitive schemata
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Emotions are solution to a design problem
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Emotions can be modelled
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Emotions manifestations of concern realisation system
Emotions manifestations of concern realisation system☜Emotional states result from a concern realisation system that matches internal representations against actual circumstances in order to cope with an uncertain environment. Computers that can implement such a system go through emotional states.☜EF597B
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Feelings are information signals
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Honest robot talk about feelings equals feelings
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Motivational processes
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