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Adventures of the Android Anthropologist, Chapter 4 — Safety in Numbers
The Android Anthropologist and the Human face a life-and-death situation. Can statistics save them?
“What is that in your hand?”
“That is a smartphone,” the Android Anthropologist says patiently, “You should have recognised it. You use the same model.”
“Eh … it was a rhetorical question. But why does an android have a smartphone in the first place?”
“It is an attempt in participatory research. I try to rely on the same methods of information gathering as you humans do.”
“So you are not connected to the internet?” The Human asks, astonished, “What is 24.578.215 divided by three multiplied by 479?”
“3.924.321.991,666667. I disconnected from the internet but still possess superior computing power.”
“Right, but I got one more question.”
“Yes, my friend?”
“Wouldn’t it be more fitting if you used an android?”
The Human’s chuckle turns into hearty laughter when he recognises his android friend imitating an offended face. He has become…
