anylonger.However,thisrealityalsoworriedmydesigners.Astimewentby,Iwasmadesmaller.FirstasaPC(personalcomputer)andthenasalaptop,Ihavebeenusedinofficesandhomessincethe1970s.Thesechangesonlybecamepossibleasmymemoryimproved.Firstitwasstoredintubes,thenontransistorsandlateronverysmallchips.AsaresultItotallychangedmyshape.AsIhavegrownolderIhavealsogrownsmaller.Overtimemymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthat,likeanelephant,IneverforgrtanythingIhavebeentold!AndmymemorybecamesolargethatevenIcouldn’tbelieveit!ButIwasalwayssolonelystandingtherebymyself,untilinthe1960stheygavemeafamilyconnectedbyanetwork.IwasabletosharemyknowledgewithothersthroughtheWorldWideWeb.Sincethe1970smanynewapplicationshavebeenfoundforme.Ihavebecomeveryimportantincommunication,financeandtradeIhavealsobeenputintorobotsandusedtomakemobilephonesaswellashelpwithmedicaloperations.IhaveevenbeenputintospacerocketsandsenttoexploretheMoonandMars.Anyhow,mygoalistoprovidehumanswithalifeofhighquality.IamnowtrulyfilledwithhappinessthatIamadevotedfriendandhelperofthehumanrace!ANDY—THEANDROIDI’mpartofananandroidfootballteam.Aboutonceayearweareallowedtogettogethertoplayagameoffootball.I’masbigasahuman.Infact,Ilooklikeonetoo.OnthefootballteamI’mastrikersoIhavetobeabletorunveryfast.Mycomputerchipshelpmetomovaandthinklikeahuman.Forexample,IhavelearnedtosignaltomyteammatesincomputerlanguagestogivemetheballwhenIamopenandhaveagoodshotforagoal.MyfiratfootballcompetitionwasinNagoya,Japanseveralyearsago.LastyearourteamwenttoSeattle,WashingtonintheUSA.Wewontsecongplace.Personally,Ithinktheteamthatwonfirsyplacecheated.Theyhaddevelopedanewtypeofprogramjustbeforethecompetition.Soweneedtoencourageourprogramertoimproveourintelligencetoo.Wearedeterminedtocreateanevenbettersystem.Inawayourprogrammetislikeourcoach.Sheprogramsuswithmovestouseifanewsitationarises.InthiswayIcanmakeupnewmovesusingmy“artificalintelligence“.Iwouldreallyliketoplayagainstahumanteam,forIhavebeenprogrammedtoactjustlikethem.Afterall,withthehelpofmyelectronicbrainwhichneverf