Robots and You

Have you ever done ancestry.com or a similar genealogy site?

Yes

No, but I want to.

No way! You can't have my DNA!

Elon Musk recently revealed a brain chip implant that has brought life back to a man suffering with upper limb paralysis. Would you be open to getting a brain implant to help you with health problems or to improve your intelligence?

If I had health problems, then of course!

I want to do gooder in school!

Absolutely not! Stay away from my brain!

Designer babies are now a reality. You can identify genes to select eye colour, skin colour and more. Would you want to be able to pick the traits of your baby? There are no side effects!

Yes please! My blue-eyed baby is going to Harvard!

Only to avoid serious hereditary diseases.

Never! There are no mistakes with regard to life.

Imagine being able to harvest your child’s stem cells from their placenta when they are born. They would be kept in a government database and be available for use if your kid was ever in an accident and needed to have a replacement limb or organ. Wouldn’t you do this to guarantee your child’s wellbeing and future?

Yes! Add my kids DNA to a government database!

Hmm, I'm not sure, but I guess that's okay to ensure my child's future.

Gross! I'd rather my kid DIE than have a lab-grown limb.

The government is starting a new neighborhood protection program. They are offering to put up cameras in your home and neighborhood for free and guarantee a 100% catch rate of criminals and will arrive to protect you without you even needing to call! Do you agree to have the security cameras installed?

If my neighbors have it, then I'll go ahead and do it too.

ASAP! Keep my family safe from the impending collapse of society!

No way! Get Big Brother away from me!

How much of your body would you be open to replacing with robotic parts?

About 50%, maybe a little more or a little less.

None! My body wouldn't be my body anymore if I had robotic parts.

100%. Robots are the future!

Do you have an Alexa or other smart device that’s always on? If it was free, would you get one?

I do! Alexa is practically my best friend now.

Well if it was free, then of course I'd use it.

Technology is dumb. I think we should burn it all and go back to using typewriters and telegrams.