Not It!

Somewhere along the way, every group works out a system for deciding who has to do the unpleasant thing, and almost none of them are fair. The fastest to call it are safe. The one a half-second too slow, or simply a little too trusting, ends up elected. Here the AZR-0 robots appear to have reached exactly that verdict, and the newly chosen one looks thrilled about it. It’s certainly reassuring to know that even fictional robots settle things the way a schoolyard would: quickly, loudly, and with absolutely no appeals process.