Samantha programmed her robodog with a transferred consciousness of her recently deceased best friend.

Like her old best friend, the robodog sniffed and growled while chasing lizards as they hiked.

"Hmm, I should take this one step further."

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She integrated the consciousness of her deceased wife, too.

"Okay. Let's give this a go ...” She spoke the command, “Wife Mode!"

"Honey, did you see that over there? Oh, that reminds me. I talked with Mary about Mark. Did you know they're back together? No? Well, it's true!"

"Stop!" Samantha shouted. "Reset and re-enable dog mode!"

Samantha blissfully continued their hike.