![]() ![]() I got entangled in philosophical musings about robot rights. ![]() Perhaps the idea isn’t just a subject for Science Fiction.Īround the same time as watching the news report, I was also researching for a nonfiction book about robots. And then a colleague related an anecdote about discovering her daughter engaging in an extended joke-telling session with the family Alexa. On the one hand, it seems dystopian to advocate care for the elderly to a machine, but with an ageing population and the likelihood of a shortfall of young people to look after them, could this be a solution? I was fascinated to see the animated interaction between pensioner Bill and his robot Pippa in the news story. I have been intrigued by the potential for androids to meet human social needs ever since watching a BBC news item about robots providing empathic companionship for the elderly. TrooFriend is the latest title from Kirsty Applebaum. ![]()
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