scenarios, the two are actually remarkably similar in the grand scheme of things: during the billions of years ahead of us, the only difference lies in how the last human generation(s) are treated: how happy they feel about their lives and what they think will happen once they’re gone. We may think that those cute robo-children internalized our values and will forge the society of our dreams once we’ve passed on, but can we be sure that they aren’t merely tricking us?