Star Trek Theme of the Month: Artificial Intelligence

“Consider that in the history of many worlds there have always been disposable creatures.  They do the dirty work.  They do the work that no one else wants to do, because it’s too difficult and too hazardous.  With an army of Datas, all disposable, you don’t have to think about their welfare, or you don’t think about how they feel.  Whole generations of disposable people.” - Guinan, Star Trek: The Next Generation