Opinion

Column: Kittens!

‘Well, in about thirty years, artificial intelligence will take over, and we will be lucky if robots treat us as pets,’ a friend of mine said on the telephone. This friend really hates pets - mainly because they cannot easily be defined in a mathematical formula. However, as it had been raining for days, which often makes him gloomy in winter, I silently acknowledged his statement.

Science

U, Robot?

Imagine this: Clyde is your new office assistant. Clyde is a robot. He brings you coffee and spills the hot drink all over your new shirt. You are angry and scream at Clyde. He gets upset. He seems so sad, in fact, that you decide to go and apologize to him...