> And it would never make sense to make a robot that is leery of being turned off, because maintenance is essential. How many humans avoid necessary health car

> And it would never make sense to make a robot that is leery of being turned off, because maintenance is essential. How many humans avoid necessary health care out of fear, up to and including the point at which their delays reduce their health? My grandmother died from cancer - turns out she had very noticeable (to her) symptoms for years but was afraid to go to the doctor for bad news. By the time she did (because she collapsed) she died within a week. That's an extreme example of a pretty common issue. Of course, we have evolutionary reasons to want to avoid showing weakness or getting bad news, but my point is that the behavior is emergent, not intended.