> So the only way a robot would feel something is if it is programmed to "feel something". The topic is a bit more subtle. Defining and understanding subjecti

> So the only way a robot would feel something is if it is programmed to "feel something". The topic is a bit more subtle. Defining and understanding subjective experience is a topic that currently totally evades scientific understanding. Try to explain in a non ad hoc way what it is to see the color red (it's the canonical example). Can a robot ever experience human-like emotions? and, assuming robots experience somthing, or come to experience something one day, could a human experience robot-like feelings? Robert French and David Chalmers (who both studied under Douglas Hofdstater btw) have lot's of interesting insights about these topics.