John Markoff explores the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, drawing on Hegel’s master-slave dialectic. He warns that as AI becomes more integrated into our lives, we risk becoming overly dependent on it, potentially losing critical thinking and survival skills. Markoff argues that the designers of AI systems have a responsibility to create “colleagues” rather than “servants” to avoid a future where humans cede control to machines. He notes that the younger generation is already looking to technology for guidance in everyday decisions, big and small. Markoff emphasizes that the real issue is not about the machines themselves, but about the kind of world humans will create with them. He concludes that neither robot overlords nor robot slaves are desirable outcomes.