A superior robot

Who is Powell?

• The inventor of the robot.

• An advanced robot who exhibits curiosity.

• The inventor of the Powell Power Cell.

• A human executive who works on the station.

Who is Cutie?

• The inventor of the robot.

• An advanced robot who exhibits curiosity.

• Powell's partner

• A human executive who works on the station.

Why does Powell have sympathy for Cutie?

• Cutie is the first robot on the station.

• Cutie is the first robot he's met to be inquisitive about his existence.

• Cutie is the most advanced robot created to date and has been placed there just to replace the humans.

• Cutie looks like a human and acts like a human.

What does it mean to be sceptical?

• To not be easily conviced

• To show an interest in learning new things

• To ask questions closely, aggressively, or formally

• To be able to understand difficult ideas

What is Cutie sceptical about?

• His existence

• The fact that humans created him

• The idea that Donovan and Powell are stronger than him

• The existence of Earth and its population

Why is Cutie sceptical at all?

• The information that Powell gives him is hard to believe with what he currently knows about the world.

• The facts given by Powell weren't part of Cutie's programming and he was unable to comprehend them.

• He was programmed to be that way.

• He believes that he already knows all that there is to know so he won't accept new information from Powell.

What argument does Cutie come up with to convince himself that he is superior to humans?

• He can think more quickly than humans.

• He is physically superior.

• He is mentally superior.

• He feels contempt for Donovan

What do you think is the difference between how a human can think and the way a robot thinks in the universe of the story?

How convincing is the author's portrayal of artificial intelligence? Explain.

What does it mean to mimic?

• To make fun of

• To copy

• To misunderstand

• To analyse