In the company of robots.

Summary "Let's try a thought experiment. Let's imagine a world where robots would keep us company. Machines with human features, alternately smiling and whining, that would accompany us on a daily basis. We would be as attached to them as we are to our pets. In truth, this world is already partly ours. These robots of a new kind are already in retirement homes, in schools. They generate a very powerful attachment. How can such a bond be formed? What does it say about us? What risks do we take by trusting these embodied, potentially spying software? Should we, to protect ourselves from them, grant them a specific legal status?" [Source: 4th cover].