Androids

/ˈændrɔɪdz/ noun

Definition

Robots or artificial beings designed to look like and act like humans.

Etymology

From Greek 'andro-' meaning 'man' or 'human' and '-oid' meaning 'resembling'; coined in modern science fiction but built from ancient Greek roots.

Kelly Says

The word 'android' perfectly captures human anxiety about AI—the Greek root 'andro' (man) reveals we imagine artificial beings imitating humanity specifically, not other animals.

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