Why robots cannot be human companions

Robots or robotics, etc. may indeed be scheduled and programmed to do everything a human can do, except be a long term companion for the following reasons:

1) Robotics can only operate with what is presently, and currently before them. They are programmed to execute via analysis of data. The processing of information will be different. With a human, they won't be able to reminiscence on topics from veridical experience chronology in the world, nor as readily convey a running story without having to assemble fragments of data bits They might not understand nuance of histories, backstories, reverie and the like that give depth to conversation or relate as we relate to a past or subsequent developments, which in turn leads to-

2) A robot cannot relate, in conversation with a human, to past events. It cannot know because it works with what is presently before it. It has no history like a human has (unless a past is arbitrarily programmed into it). It cannot relate in sharing an older event like humans can because it does not have any innate background or childhood memory to relate events, like first steps, first sight, first grade experiences, parents, experiencing pets or nature, learning techniques or disciplinary action, etc. while growing up. No organic sense of history or relation with development. It has no  history to refer back to for conversation with humans, only current happenings and responses, quite limited for any long term companionable conversation would want. Offers no personable relationship with much depth.

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[JayG]

Obviously you've not heard of the touring test, which has been passed. You're also assuming that what can't be done today won''t ever be done. But the learned explanations of why humans will never fly, reach the moon,and an infinite number of things deemed impossible, were wrong, and now routine.

In there's a way to make money with it, someone will figure out a way to do it.

[neurostar burns]

Your views might be said to be soulful. but computers have no "soul".

[JayG]

Neither does Donald Trump. Doesn't stop him. And in the end, we are biological computers.