What happens when your robot gets ambitious?

By John Elder
Updated April 2 2016 - 9:23pm, first published 8:30pm
Mechanical maestro: a robot conducts an orchestra. Photo: Paul Sancya
Mechanical maestro: a robot conducts an orchestra. Photo: Paul Sancya

Microsoft's Tay AI teenage girl chat-bot scandal is but a glimpse of what's in store as robots and people become increasingly involved in each other's lives.