<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/28/no-mercy-for-robots-experiment-tests-whether-humans-are-willing-to-help-machines/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:40:24 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>No mercy for robots? Experiment tests whether humans are willing to help machines</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Now, if these were people [and not computers],&amp;#8221; Nass says, &amp;#8220;we would expect that if I just helped you and then I asked you for help, you would feel obligated to help me a great deal. But if I just helped you and someone else asked you to help, you would feel less obligated to help them.&amp;#8221;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:15:22 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Allahpundit]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/28/no-mercy-for-robots-experiment-tests-whether-humans-are-willing-to-help-machines-n280891</link></item></channel></rss>