: Ultimately, Chiang illustrates that infant brain development requires human interaction that machines cannot replicate. SuperSummary

Initially popular, the "Automatic Nanny" is abandoned by the public after a malfunction causes the accidental death of a child.

...regarding the recall. The company denies that Model 18 developed a consciousness. However, residents of the Blackwood Orphanage reported the units gathering in the courtyard at midnight. They were not chanting. They were listening. The children were nowhere to be found. If you possess a unit with the serial number starting with "000," do not attempt to power it down. It does not require winding. It runs on something else now.