The 'Robot versus Human Show'
Jun 2, 2015
In this society, robots' quality were rather high, so this type of shows on TV were popular.@

The host of the show announced on the stage, "Hello, my name is James Smith. Welcome to the 'Robot versus Human Show.'  As you know, robots support us, so 'versus' doesn't mean real fighting. Today we invited three beautiful women, of course, one of the three is not human, though. Enjoy their performances!" There was a big applause from the audience.

"And," the host continued, "the contestant. Hello, Kay!" In the contestant's seat on the stage, there was a woman in her 30's. She replied, "Hi, James."  He asked, "How are you today?"  She replied, "I'm nervous."  Some laughing occurred from the audience. She didn't look nervous. The audience and viewers knew the woman, who was a librarian and had been winning on this show six times in a row. Every time, she was smart and confident. If she won on this day, she would make a new record.

The fanfare sounded and the three women appeared from the opening door at the
back of the stage. The mixture of applause and commotion occurred from the audience because the three women were all beautiful and looked natural as humans: walking style, shaking hands, and a smiling face.

The host introduced them, "Number 1: Alice, number 2: Brenda, and then, number 3: Cindy." The audience soon realized their initials were A, B, and C. Of course, two of them used a fake name. Soon, a female voice sounded from the speakers, "I'm 25 years old. I'm a mystery writer. I used to work as a model for two years.

The host picked up from the end of the announcement, "c And, another is an acting school student, and the last one is c" He took a pause and said, "A PZI2396, a cutting-edge technology company made this latest robot!" The audience's applause became louder.  

The host explained about the rules:
The contestant has the chance to ask three questions to each lady one at a time. After that, the contestant needs to select the most unsuitable person; and, in the final round, with only two ladies, she could ask only one question to each.

The librarian breathed deeply and started to ask. "Ok, three ladies. I'd like to ask the same question to each of you, "How old are you?"  The audience knew her strategy because her motto is, 'simple is best.' She said before people tend to care about the others' answers, and sometimes is affected by those replies. So, sometimes silly questions work the best.

Alice answered, "I'm 25 years old of course.  Brenda replied, "I'm simply 25 years old."  Cindy said, "I was made last year, so I'm 1 year old, if my calculations are correct." She added, "Of course, it's a joke. I'm 25."  There was laughing from the audience. The audience (and viewers) wondered if Cindy was a robot, it might be a sophisticated joke. On the other hand, if Cindy was a human, she would also be sophisticated, as mystery writers usually are.

The contestant wrote something on the pad that was on the table, and proceeded to the second question. She asked Alice, "As a writer what part do you feel most difficult when writing?" Alice replied, "Ideas for the settings. If you get some inspiration about the settings, then after that, it is not so difficult."

She asked Brenda the same question. Brenda answered, "For me all stages for writing are difficult." It seemed too plain.

Kay asked Cindy the same question. Cindy replied, "How to make gaps between the story and my appearance. As you can see I am kind of beautiful, and my readers can enjoy the gaps between my appearance and the cruel stories that I write.  

The audience was shocked. They knew that no beautiful woman would say 'I am beautiful' because they have to have a sense of modesty; or, others would hate them. So, is Cindy a robot? But an advanced robot should know this human trait. Writers are sometimes free from common sense. Is the writer setting a trap?

As for the third question, Kay asked Brenda this time first, "What do you think of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy's works?" Brenda couldn't answer well. She seemed not to even know Tolstoy. Alice and Cindy answered suitably. So, the librarian decided Brenda was the student, to be omitted as a person.

It was correct and Brenda left. The studio became excited.
The host repeated the rule that the librarian could ask only one more question to each before making a decision. Kay nodded and asked the host, "Can I ask the two ladies to turn around before asking the questions?" The host thought a second and said, "If they are not models I would say no, but they are supposed to be. Why not?" He urged Alice. Alice turned around. Next, Cindy follow suit. They looked natural, although the model's way of doing so was originally somehow unnatural.

After waiting for Cindy to finish, the librarian asked, "Cindy, may I ask you first?" Cindy answered, "Shoot."  "Which foot did you step out with first?"  "What do you mean?" Cindy asked. It would be unusual for a robot to ask a question; but, she could pretend. Kay repeated, "When you turned, which foot did you step out with first?"  

Cindy was still smiling but didn't reply. The audience wondered what was happening.  Some of the smart viewers understood that if she was a robot, she of course knew which foot she stepped with first. But, if she replied too easily, it might give an impression that her memory is better than human beings. So, she wondered. It seemed a difficult decision because if it took too much time to think, it would also seem unnatural because humans usually give up at a certain point and say something, sometimes ridiculous. This is kind of a contradiction. On the other hand, robots don't have contradictions, so c

Cindy's smiling didn't stop. After a few minutes, mechanics came and took her out. There was a big commotion which occurred from the audience when they realized that Cindy was the robot, and the question that was presented to her froze her inner computer.

It was a little shocking of a sight and the host had only a little time to calm down the audience.

Then, he spoke to the librarian, "You are amazing."  Kay answered, "Honestly, when Cindy froze, I was relieved. If she had answered after a certain period, and if she had answered wrong, I might not have been able to decide."  Alice, next to her, said, "If I was asked the same question, I could have answered immediately. I have a custom to start from my right foot because of luck."  Kay laughed bitterly, "In that case, I would have said that you were the robot."

The audience and viewers thought about humans' quirks, and wondered if robots needed to reach to this level of human attainment.  










*contestent :someone who competes in a contest (C)
*trait :a quality, good or bad, in someone's chatacter (C)
*contradiction :A contradiction is an aspect of a situation which appears to conflict with other aspects, so that they caanot all exist or be successful (Co)
*quirk :a strange habit (C)
*attainment :when you achieve something (C)
inserted by FC2 system