Robotic IQ is apparently on the up tick. Now, we read, the accomplished mechanical wonders can drive, as long there�s not too much to steer around, be watchful lifeguards, and mimic human behavior in video games. And how far a leap is it from video games to political shenanigans? So any number of the brainy bots have been discussing how they might enter what is, legendarily, one of the world�s least demanding occupations in terms of intellect: politics. One robot revealed his political ambitions, saying, �I�ve been listening to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, and I seem to have way more information than a lot of them in my database.� And a particularly ambitious bot noted, �I haven�t heard President Bush say a thing that�s beyond my current chipset, except one word my dictionary doesn�t recognize. He�s convinced me that I could conduct the Presidency almost as a no brainer.� In a recent survey, Americans were asked, �What do you think would do a better job of running the country, elected officials of the caliber we currently have or highly intelligent robots?� A substantial majority exclaimed, �Bring on the bots.� A second question was, �You realize that their intelligence is artificial?� The usual response was that most people preferred it to what they perceive as the widespread absence of intelligence among the current rafter of politicos.
