Ted Rall for July 15, 2013
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The Pentagon has unveiled an incredibly strong and agile humanoid robot. Artificial intelligence experts call "Atlas" the birth of a new species: Robo Sapiens. The New York Times says they will serve as "Department Store Guides, assist the elderly with daily tasks or carry out nuclear power plant rescue operations. (Man: Perhaps you will find Rihanna's new scent "Rogue" to your liking Madam.) The Pentagon "Stressed that it was not interested in designing either offensive or defensive weapons systems. (Woman: The Pentagon, huh?) (Man: They said they'd never militarize drones, too)
If you read the entire arc of Asimov’s robot stories, you also know that the robots ended up controlling everything, “for our own good”, and all in complete obedience to the three laws.