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    I Sink, Therefore I Am: This Robot Wasn't Programmed For Existential Angst

    After a security robot drowned in a fountain in Washington, D.C., NPR's Scott Simon muses on robot suicide, and how long it will be until a robot has the capacity to question its own existence.
    by Scott Simon Jul 22, 2017 1 minute
    It's a fun day here at @gmmb. The super high-tech security robot at our office complex has had a mishap. pic.twitter.com/nhRshrJA9w / Boston Globe / Getty Images

    Some of the best minds of our times, including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, that human beings may invent intelligent machines that could wind up destroying humankind. But a small incident this week might make you wonder: Will intelligent machines

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