Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart

A robot magician called D4YRL was rejected as a member of the Magic Circle last week, for being insufficiently human. While D4YRL’s tricks were exemplary, the august organisation decided “he” did not engage the audience’s emotions as a flesh-and-blood performer would. With robotics and AI now advancing at breakneck speed, it was the latest example of an organisation forced to confront questions that were once the province of philosophy – such as what it means to be human. …