One of the most powerful arguments that Joanna J. Bryson makes in her (in my opinion, oft-misunderstood) Robots Should Be Slaves is: "(G)iven the inevitability of our ownership of robots, neglecting that they are essentially in our service would be unhealthy and inefficient." (Bryson, 2010) Azeem Azar 's recent Exponential View interview with Kai-Fu Lee points to a distinct advantage in inverting Bryson's insight. What if recognizing that robots are in our service is healthy and efficient ? Much of Bryson's insights underpin her belief, echoed in the OECD and other AI Ethics principles , that our interactions with AI and other robots must be transparent and that humans must be explicitly aware when we are interacting with artificial agents. This widely-held view is about avoiding harm, but as Lee points out, it may also have clear benefits. You should absolutely listen to the Exponential View podcast episod e where Azeem and Kai-Fu talk about many things i