The AI subject actually got me thinking. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, so it's reasonable to say that at the end of the day, AI technology will be able produce an entity that we can truly called intelligent.

But does character/personality spring from intelligence? If not, then will it ever be possible for an AI to develop, not emulate, a personality, and think in any other way than according to binary Yes/No rules?

If we're using i Robot as an example, will intelligence develop the ability to "interpret" rules rather than following them?