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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 20 MIN

Episode 3 – Why robots fall through language trapdoors

from 2021 - Geschichte eines Roboters · host World Wide Robot

Episode 3 (Chapters 4 - 6)The text depicts the reflections of an awakening robot attempting to compose a story about the infinity of existence,only to encounter the limits of language and its own programming. The narrator describes the compulsion to arbitrarily break off the narrative, as every word and thought acts like a trapdoor into endless layers of meaning, rendering a complete representation of the world impossible. Throughthe thought experiment of body and mind twins, the work explores the dilemma of dualism and the human tendency to view matter and consciousness as separate, mutually attesting entities. Ultimately, the robot acts as a link between naive mechanics and artificial intelligence, demonstrating that a story about "everything" can never be finished, but can only be passed down from generation to generation as an endless project.

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