Blog 8- reflections of robot visions

I have to begin by saying that I am very glad we are finally reading a book that really is readable and interesting. The story that I've recently read that I'd like to discuss is the story entitled Reason. I think it is interesting that technology ie)robots could be developed to the point where it becomes aware of itself to the point where it is able to think and reject something told to it by a human. In the story the robot used total reason to come up with the idea that it was superior to humans... even though that wasn't the point of the story, it was still suggested in the story that robots could be "better" than humans (not needing to sleep, eat, and maintain an organic body). Even though a robot body may be more durable, it does not have the ability to think what is not logical at least not in this story. I'm just still very uncomfortable with the idea of using robots to do things that humans do. If robots were to start to do human jobs, what do the humans do? Is humanity's destiny to be controlled by robots while we sip magaritas on the beach in cancun? while that sounds very nice. i'm afraid its like the saying goes, "If it sounds to good to be true it probably is". Robots may one day may control a lot of things, but like all technology they seem to have a shelf -life and humans will always be needed on stand-by that is likely. You definitely wouldn't want a robot driving an airplane and suddenly freeze up because a wire in its positronic brain has burnt up. I think robots would be better served as human assistants (as a human operated technology) never the ones in control. Margaritas on the beach sound nice, but for all practical purposes it just isnt probable or possible in my opinion.