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86 R. Marselis skilledsupportwork(toorganizethiswork,becreativeaboutnewpossibilities,etc.). In thissense,AIishumanfriendlybecausetheworkisevenlyspreadovertheglobe, basedon the locationwhere the resultsareneeded. 2.2.3 Personality A personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. Let’s focus on having robots as a partner or assistant. We want to build robots with a personality that fits the personality of the humans it collaborateswith. Mood A moodis a temporarystate ofmindor feeling. Will an intelligent machine always be in the same mood? We would be inclined to think thatamachinebydefinitiondoesn’tknowaboutmoods, it justperformsits task in the same way every time again. But with adding intelligence the machine also may change its behavior in different situations or at different times of day. A good use of moods may be in cobotics, where the robot adapts its behavior to the behaviorof the people it collaborateswith. For example, at night the robotmay try to give as few signals as possible because people tend to be more irritable at night, whereas on a warm and shiny summer day the robot also may communicate more outspoken. Another aspect of mood is using machine intelligence to change the mood of people.Moodalteringorso-calledAI-controlledbrainimplantsinhumansareunder testalready.Brainimplantscanbeusedtodeliverstimulationtospecificpartsof the brainwhenrequired.Expertsare workingonusing specializedalgorithmsto detect patterns linkedtomooddisorders.Thesedevicesareable todeliverelectricalpulses that can supposedly shock the brain into a healthier state. There are hopes that the technologycould provide a new way to treat mental illnesses that goes beyond the capabilitiesofcurrentlyavailable therapies. Empathy Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Machines cannot feel empathy, but it is important that they simulate empathy. They should be able to recognize human emotionsand respond to them. An intelligent machine should understand the feelings of the people it interacts with. This is especially importantwith robotsworking inhospitalsas so-calledcompanionrobots. Humor Humoris thequalityofbeingamusingorcomic,especiallyasexpressedinliterature orspeech.Is thereadifferencebetweenlaughterandhumor?Yes, there is.Laughter isusedasacommunicationaid; fromthegentlechuckleto thefull-onbelly laugh, it helpsus toconveyourresponsetovarioussocialsituations.Humorcouldbedefined as the art of being funny, or the ability to find something funny. How will robots detect this very human behavior? That is the next step in AI, programming robots