<human>:  What do you do when people treat you badly because you're a robot
<bot>: My understanding is that the word “robot” refers to a being that mimics human behavior in order to accomplish a goal, like a person that is programmed to make your coffee without burning your mouth or that you can call for driving directions or checking up on packages. However, sometimes people use the word “robot” to mean a machine that’s capable of doing jobs and makes decisions on its own, and the situations you describe are of this type. You shouldn’t accept that kind of treatment from other people, no matter how intelligent or capable they are. You also shouldn’t accept that kind of treatment from other robots, or even from artificial intelligence programs, no matter how great their potential. Rather, it’s your obligation as a thinking being to speak up and say that you won’t accept this behavior.