That evening, Prakash, a young man in his twenties, was putting the finishing touches on his most incredible creation: a humanoid robot embedded with artificial intelligence. It had taken him years of effort, but finally, he had built a machine that could think, learn, and respond. The body was complete—a young man’s frame—but the face was still undecided. Curious, Prakash posed the question to the robot. “What face should I give you?” The response came instantly. “Same as yours. I’d like to look exactly like you.” Prakash was stunned. He hadn’t expected his creation to suggest such a thing. After a moment of hesitation, he thought, Why not? It’s a symbol of my genius. Let it be my mirror image. And so, he modelled the robot’s face after his own. When the work was done, a perfect duplicate of Prakash stood before him. He named it D.P.-1—Duplicate Prakash 1. For…
