A functionalist reading the news headline, "Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs," is most likely to ask

a. Who benefit's from talking robots in therapeutic treatment and at whose expense?
b. What meanings do patients assign to talking robots?
c. What are intended and unintended consequences off using talking robots in therapeutic treatments?
d. How will robots know what symptoms to treat?


c

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