P: “So, you’re building a humanoid that can give and receive love?”

S: “Sure. Why not?”

P: “But why do humans love each other?”

S: “Not sure. But a lovable humanoid robot that can both give and receive love might be quite popular. I can see the patents already!”

P: “But that begs the question. What is love? And what makes humans lovable?”

S: “Well, I could start by creating an agreeable human that’s always pleasant.”

P: “But humans that are in love can also fight and disagree. I would hate a human companion that always agreed with me. My spouse has saved my butt countless times, by doling out unwanted, but desperately needed advice.”

S: “This is getting confusing. So I should build a humanoid that is sometimes disagreeable in order to make it lovable?”

P: “Exactly.”

S: “But when should it agree or disagree? Sounds like an impossible task!”

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