I'm Brooke Gladstone, and on this week's On the Media, it's all about artificial intelligence and you.

Each resort is maintained by reliable computer technology, and peopled by life-like robot men and women.

They will want to accomplish certain things, and if the best way to do that is to nag you or to cry at you or to put on a sad face,

they might very well do that.

If you had to collect sort of the most impressive group of roboticists in the world, Google would have it today.

Most people are not the best when they start doing comedy,

and I think this robot is off to a great start.

Why is natural reproduction not good enough for us?

Well, that's because we are not good enough for us.

We die. We want more life.

Danger, Will Robinson.

Danger. No, Will Robinson.

Danger.

That robot's on to something, so stay tuned.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

Bob Garfield is away this week. I'm Brooke Gladstone. Actually, I'm away too,

which is why we are replaying an hour that may take your mind off the dread news of these dog days. It's about robots that could

either redeem or annihilate humanity. Why has Google gobbled up the greatest minds in the field of

robotics?

Why does the army use smartbot recruiters?

Why are we leery of thinking machines, yet leap at the chance to snooze in the back seat

while our cars drive themselves?

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