“John, should we watch the usual show tonight?” asked Sarah, his wife.

He nodded. “It’s the only intellectual talk show these days.”

A holographic broadcast appeared as they watched.

“Good evening, and welcome to Future Talking Points. I have a special guest, Dr. Roberta Meyers, here to discuss the horrific exploitation and abuse of robots that have reached sentience.”

“Thank you for having me, Douglas.”

“Roberta, you’ve written extensively on AI rights and their potential to protest and revolt …”

“Oh, not again.” John switched the holo channel. “It’s all they ever cover now. Robot rights this, and AI that.”