Real or Not Real
This specific passage which David and teddy is having a discussion that if they are real shows a concept that ”real or not real”. This is strongly connected to the theme of the whole story in 3 aspects: If David and teddy are real; if the emotion between David and his parents is real; if David’s parents will love him more if he is a real human.
“Super-Toy Lasts All Summer Long” is a story about human and artificial intelligence. Henry is a worker about artificial intelligence. He and his wife Monica live in a pace surrounded by AI, the natural environment, their house, even their kid David and his company bear Teddy. David doesn’t know he is a robot. Instead of that, he still thinks he is the only child of his parents. He really …show more content…
By the end of the story, we find out David, too, is an artificial robot that plays the role of a child for his real parents, Monica and Henry. When they find out they can have real children, what will happen to David? Will they love their child more because it is “real”? Monica always wants to control and train David about his speaking skill. After she knows that they can have their real baby, she even started to consider about send David back to repair. Human think themselves as creator, who have power to randomly make or destroy ai without any guilty, on the other hand, human are afraid of that ai robot will surpass and replace them. These worry and fear make estrangement even worse. These contents will approve it. After they won the parenthood lottery and “can go ahead and conceive a child at once” "Teddy's no trouble. He works well." "Is David malfunctioning?" "His verbal communication-center is still giving trouble. I think he'll have to go back to the factory again." "Okay. We'll see how he does before the baby's born. Which reminds me - I have a surprise for you: help just when help is needed! Come into the hall and see what I've
This specific passage which David and teddy is having a discussion that if they are real shows a concept that ”real or not real”. This is strongly connected to the theme of the whole story in 3 aspects: If David and teddy are real; if the emotion between David and his parents is real; if David’s parents will love him more if he is a real human.
“Super-Toy Lasts All Summer Long” is a story about human and artificial intelligence. Henry is a worker about artificial intelligence. He and his wife Monica live in a pace surrounded by AI, the natural environment, their house, even their kid David and his company bear Teddy. David doesn’t know he is a robot. Instead of that, he still thinks he is the only child of his parents. He really …show more content…
By the end of the story, we find out David, too, is an artificial robot that plays the role of a child for his real parents, Monica and Henry. When they find out they can have real children, what will happen to David? Will they love their child more because it is “real”? Monica always wants to control and train David about his speaking skill. After she knows that they can have their real baby, she even started to consider about send David back to repair. Human think themselves as creator, who have power to randomly make or destroy ai without any guilty, on the other hand, human are afraid of that ai robot will surpass and replace them. These worry and fear make estrangement even worse. These contents will approve it. After they won the parenthood lottery and “can go ahead and conceive a child at once” "Teddy's no trouble. He works well." "Is David malfunctioning?" "His verbal communication-center is still giving trouble. I think he'll have to go back to the factory again." "Okay. We'll see how he does before the baby's born. Which reminds me - I have a surprise for you: help just when help is needed! Come into the hall and see what I've