Dr. Gall. I did it in secret. I was transforming[69] them into human beings. In certain respects they’re already above us. They’re stronger than we are.
This reminds me of the comment Professor Jones made about certain types of AI eventually having their own autonomy and being able to simply refuse to answer questions or do tasks they are asked to do.
Domin. Henceforward we shan’t have just one factory. There won’t be Universal Robots any more. We’ll establish a factory in every country, in every state, and do you know what these new factories will make? Helena. No, what? Domin. National Robots.
The talk about growth and innovation surrounding robots in this play is similar to the fear that some people have about the development of technology, specifically AI, in the real world. Describing robots as "Negro Robots" and "Swedish Robots" makes them seem more and more human.
Dr. Gall. (Speaks to her—very concerned) Reaction of the pupils, increase of sensitiveness. It wasn’t an attack characteristic of the Robots.
The doctor being concerned about the possibility of human emotions in the robot aligns with how people in real life fear AI being able to function and act as humans.