E6 - Robot

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SIGN    This story is a work of "near-future" fiction.
    Any resemblance to existing persons or organizations is entirely coincidental.
[00:01] Risa
    Humans and Humanoids go through
    different experiences in their lives,
[00:06] Risa
    learning new techniques while building
    up their common sense and social skills.
SIGN    Historical Culture Studies Laboratory
SIGN    Arita Cross-Disciplinary Study
[00:12] Risa
    So, how does an industrial
    AI learn those things?
[00:17] Risa
    There's a variety of approaches, and
    one of those is living among people.
[00:26] Sudo
    This is pretty bad...
[00:28] Sudo
    What did you have him doing
    to get these kinds of burns?
[00:33] Sudo
    Working in a forge or something?
[00:35] Arita
    You nailed it.
[00:37] Arita
    He was working as an apprentice
    to a metal worker.
[00:42] Arita
    But his training is over, so I was
    hoping you could clean him up.
[00:47] Sudo
    Robot repairs aren't exactly my specialty.
[00:51] Arita
    You could always refuse.
[00:53] Sudo
    I guess I could...
[00:55] Sudo
    But I'm curious to find out what
    your robot learned, professor.
[01:00] Learner
    It was a very productive apprenticeship.
[01:03] Arita
    You're right about that.
[01:07] Arita
    It really was.
SIGN    Robot
SIGN    Robot
[02:42] Assisstant
    We visited Kiriyama
    Metalworks six months ago.
[02:48] Arita
    Deep in the sparsely inhabited mountains,
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[02:50] Arita
    you could hear the sounds
    of a hammer on metal.
[03:06] (Flashback) Arita
    Excuse me!
[03:08] (Flashback) Arita
    Hello there.
[03:10] (Flashback) Arita
    You're Kiriyama-san, right?
[03:13] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    You buying something? A knife? A hatchet?
[03:17] (Flashback) Arita
    Oh... a knife, in that case.
[03:20] (Flashback) Arita
    And I was hoping to discuss
    something with you.
[03:24] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Discuss something?
[03:25] (Flashback) Arita
    Yes...
[03:28] (Flashback) Arita
    Our laboratory is exploring the
    potential for preservation
[03:31] (Flashback) Arita
    of traditional industrial practices
    through the use of AI.
[03:35] (Flashback) Arita
    We were hoping to get your cooperation.
[03:41] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    So you want me to teach
    this weird bot of yours?
[03:44] (Flashback) Arita
    Right. What do you think?
[03:46] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Hell no.
[03:48] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    You wanna do this, you oughta find
    a more proper teacher for him.
[03:51] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    All I do is dirty, hard labor
     that nobody appreciates.
[03:56] (Flashback) Assisstant
    Then why keep it up?
[03:59] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Because it's all I know how to do!
[04:02] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    They had me doing it since I was a kid.
     I'm basically an anachronism.
[04:06] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Had a few young folks coming
    around asking to learn, but...
[04:10] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Every last one of them
    ran off in tears.
[04:14] (Flashback) Learner
    If I may, Kiriyama-san,
[04:17] (Flashback) Learner
    you'll find I'm nothing
    like those young folks.
[04:21] (Flashback) Learner
    When it comes to learning manual labor,
[04:24] (Flashback) Learner
    I'm confident that I can outperform anyone.
[04:32] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Well, just so we're clear,
    I'm not teaching you squat.
[04:34] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    You can spend the week watching
    and stealing my methods.
[04:38] (Flashback) Learner
    Understood.
[04:39] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    And I'll wanna have a few more
    words with you folks, professor.
[04:44] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    I wanna know exactly why you're
    sticking me with your bot.
[04:50] (Flashback) Arita
    Right, of course.
[04:54] Arita
    Kiriyama-san's lifestyle was so
    structured, it was almost mechanical.
[05:03] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    One, two, three, four!
[05:05] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Two, two, three, four!
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[05:28] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    You're downright creepy.
[05:29] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    The human-looking ones I saw in Tokyo
    a few years back were lot more natural.
[05:34] (Flashback) Learner
    If you'd let me take your place,
    I'd automatically look more natural.
[05:39] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Got a smart mouth, huh?
[05:41] (Flashback) Arita
    I am so sorry!
[05:43] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Nah, I like it!
[05:47] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    When I was watching my old man work,
    I figured I could do a better job, too.
[06:00] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    To be honest, my old man never
    had a knack for smithing.
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[06:05] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    But you got all kinds of folks with a
    hankering for "good, old-fashioned" stuff.
[06:11] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Working for them gave him a big head.
[06:19] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    But if you ask me,
[06:21] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    mass-produced crap was usually
    better than what he turned out.
[06:29] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Maybe there was a time when
    craftsmen could outdo machines,
[06:34] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    but that's ancient history now.
[06:36] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    I've improved a bunch
    since my old man retired.
[06:40] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Produced finer scythes and hatchets than
    he ever did, and I've earned a rep for it.
[06:46] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    That said, I don't see how
    it's a skill worth passing on.
[06:50] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Ain't like there's anyone who needs 'em.
[06:54] (Flashback) Arita
    Still, the present is built on the
    technological improvements of the past.
[06:58] (Flashback) Arita
    Our desire is to preserve that
    process for the historical record.
[07:04] (Flashback) Arita
    In the old days, it was
    done with art and writing...
[07:06] (Flashback) Arita
    Modern times added
    video and sound recordings...
[07:09] (Flashback) Arita
    All to record how people
     lived for posterity.
[07:12] (Flashback) Arita
    We're using these robots to record directly
[07:14] (Flashback) Arita
    the skills and experiences that
    craftsmen like you have developed.
[07:21] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Does he have a name, by the way?
[07:25] (Flashback) Learner
    My core AI is a Japanese
    program called "Fuji-san,"
[07:29] (Flashback) Learner
    but as far as a personal designation...
[07:32] (Flashback) Learner
    I'm usually called "Learner-kun."
[07:37] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Professor, would it have killed
    you to give him a real name?
[07:41] (Flashback) Arita
    W-Well...
[07:45] Arita
    We entrusted the robot to Kiriyama-san,
    and made our way back.
[07:58] (Flashback) Both
    One, two, three, four...
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[08:32] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    This steel's special-made.
[08:34] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    For stuff that gets daily use, you
    wanna make 'em with Kigami No. 3.
[08:37] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Forge welding is the lifeblood of a smith!
[08:40] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Keep an eye on the color, now.
[08:42] (Flashback) Learner
    I thought you said you
    weren't going to teach me.
[08:46] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    I'm a curious guy.
[08:49] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    So I'm wondering what kinda work a
    robot like you is gonna come up with.
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[09:00] Arita
    After a week...
[09:03] (Flashback) Arita
    Hello there!
[09:10] Arita
    Learner-kun took the fruits of
    his learning, and gave them form.
[09:19] Arita
    His potential for mimicry is
    far beyond that of a human.
[09:24] Arita
    The result was a very fine kitchen knife.
[09:30] (Flashback) Learner
    What do you think?
[09:44] (Flashback) Assistant
    Is he okay?
[09:46] (Flashback) Assistant
    He seems kinda shocked, professor.
[09:50] (Flashback) Arita
    I think you're right.
[09:51] (Flashback) Assistant
    Maybe we should've had Learner-kun hold back?
[09:55] (Flashback) Arita
    No. No point in that.
[09:58] (Flashback) Arita
    He'll be just fine.
[10:00] (Flashback) Arita
    Learner-kun and I have seen
    enough craftsmen to know that.
[10:08] (Flashback) Arita
    The next day, Kiriyama-san was in the
    forge an hour earlier than usual.
SIGN    Kiriyama Metalworks
[10:23] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    That was quite a shock...
[10:26] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    He took the same tools and material I've
    got, but made something even finer!
[10:33] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Guess me and the old man
    had something in common!
[10:35] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Shows I've still got a lot to learn.
[10:40] Arita
    I wonder how best we
    could preserve for posterity...
[10:45] Arita
    The way he seemed
    to glow from his sweat.
[10:49] Arita
    The heat he seemed to radiate.
[10:55] (Flashback) Kiriyama
    Professor, would you mind having
    Learner-kun stick around a bit longer?
[11:01] (Flashback) Arita
    Sure, that's no problem.
[11:04] Arita
    In the following month, Learner-kun
    picked up all manner of techniques,
[11:09] Arita
    and completed his apprenticeship.
[11:12] Sudo
    Sounds like they both learned
    a lot from each other.
[11:16] Arita
    Yeah. You might be right about that.
[11:31] Sasakura
    They say spring is the
    season of new beginnings,
[11:34] Sasakura
    and of meeting new people.
SIGN    Recommended
    Reading
[11:38] Sasakura
    He showed up in my class at the
    beginning of the new semester.
[11:52] Sasakura
    I was trapped!
[11:53] Classmate A
    See? The trick is knowing the
    exact timing for when to recover.
[11:57] Classmate A
    This is what happens when you don't
    keep on top of the tech, Sasayan.
[12:00] Sasakura
    Rematch, please...
[12:03] Classmate A
    Oh, shoot!
[12:05] Classmate C
    A robot?
SIGN    April 6th (Friday)
[12:17] Perm
    It's nice to meet you, everyone.
[12:19] Perm
    My name is Perm.
[12:22] Perm
    I'm a care robot, and am going to
    be learning things with you all.
[12:26] Teacher
    Perm-kun is supposed to be a real sweetheart.
[12:29] Teacher
    Someone from his company
    will be around today,
[12:32] Teacher
    so if you have any questions,
    go ahead and ask.
[12:36] Classmate A
    I have one!
[12:38] Classmate A
    Do robots get into fights?
[12:41] Yuki
    Everything Perm-kun does is overseen by
    older AI from our company, via the net.
[12:46] Yuki
    So he won't get into fights with any of you.
[12:51] Yuki
    But I will say...
[12:53] Yuki
    That since I'm basically his dad,
    I hope you'll all get along with him.
[12:58] Sasakura
    M-Me! I wanna be Perm-kun's friend!
[13:01] Classmate D
    Me, too!
[13:03] Other students
    Me, too! Me, too!
[13:05] Perm
    I'm Perm-kun. Nice to meet you.
[13:10] Classmate A
    He added "kun" to his own name!
[13:17] Yuki
    Thanks for the referral, Sudo.
[13:19] Yuki
    I get the feeling this is
    going to work out nicely.
[13:22] Sudo
    It's a bit odd, though.
[13:23] Sudo
    I've never heard of developing an AI like this.
[13:28] Yuki
    Putting aside the efficacy question,
[13:30] Yuki
    I truly believe life experience
    is beneficial to caregiver AI.
[13:36] Sudo
    Beneficial enough to justify the cost?
[13:38] Yuki
    I had one of the others
    who helped me set this up
[13:41] Yuki
    make an excuse about that...
[13:43] Yuki
    But I'm sure his time here will give
    his AI some wonderful experiences.
[13:52] Teacher
    Okay, first question.
[13:54] Teacher
    Matsuko-san buys 130 yen of chocolate and
[13:57] Teacher
    220 yen of marshmallows with a 1,000-yen bill.
[14:01] Teacher
    How much change does she get?
[14:03] Teacher
    Do you know the answer, Perm-kun?
[14:05] Perm
    Yes! 650 yen.
[14:08] Teacher
    Correct! Now, why don't you
    fill in the problem, up here?
[14:12] Perm
    Right.
[14:15] Sasakura
    You see robots everywhere.
[14:19] Waiter Robot
    Here you are.
[14:21] Waiter Robot
    A bottle of Hinomaru, '64 vintage.
[14:24] Waiter Robot
    I believe it to be the best
    match for tonight's cuisine.
[14:27] Woman
    Hey, could you put some calming music on?
[14:31] AI Assistant
    How about this?
[14:36] Woman
    Thanks.
[14:38] Sasakura
    They're everywhere, but...
[14:40] Sasakura
    I'd never seen one like Perm-kun before.
[14:46] Teacher
    Well, can you do it?
SIGN    Huh?
[14:59] Perm
    I don't know how.
[15:01] Teacher
    O-Okay... you can head back now, Perm-kun.
[15:06] Teacher
    That'll do it for math today.
[15:09] Teacher
    For fourth period, we'll have free study.
[15:11] Class
    Okay!
[15:14] Sasakura
    Here. You write it like this.
[15:17] Perm
    Oh, I see!
[15:19] Perm
    Thank you, Sasayan-san!
[15:21] Sasakura
    Just Sasayan is fine.
[15:23] Sasakura
    I was wondering, do you want
    to play with us after school?
[15:27] Class
    88, 89, 90, 91, 92,
[15:33] Sasakura
    You jump funny, Perm-kun!
[15:33] Class
    93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98...
[15:36] Perm
    Jumping rope is fun.
[15:40] Perm
    I enjoyed myself today.
[15:42] Sasakura
    Me, too! See you tomorrow.
[15:45] Everyone
    Bye-bye!
[15:47] Perm
    Goodbye!
[15:49] Sasakura
    We saw so many surprising things
    after Perm-kun showed up.
[15:53] Sasakura
    He couldn't seem to do simple things,
    but then could do really amazing ones.
[15:59] Sasakura
    Is he gonna be okay with that knife, teacher?
[16:02] Teacher
    Just watch.
[16:03] Sasakura
    But...
[16:11] Perm
    All done.
[16:13] Perm
    Paper cut art of Sasayan-san.
[16:15] Sasakura
    That was awesome, Perm-kun!
[16:17] Classmate A
    Do me next!
[16:18] Classmate D
    Me, too!
[16:19] Classmate C
    Then me!
[16:20] Perm
    Sure. I can make them for everyone.
[16:30] Sasakura
    And that's how you get the
    most out of drinking milk!
[16:33] Sasakura
    Want some?
[16:35] Perm
    Sure.
[16:36] Classmate D
    Wait, is it safe for you to drink milk?
[16:39] Perm
    I won't know until I try.
[16:59] Teacher
    Correct you are! Nicely done.
[17:05] Classmate C
    When we're done cleaning,
    let's play video games!
[17:08] Sasakura
    I'm in!
[17:09] Perm
    I'd like to play too. Let's hurry!
[17:15] Sasakura
    Look out, Perm-kun!
[17:19] Classmate C
    Whoa, you all right?
[17:21] Sasakura
    Everything okay, Perm-kun?
[17:23] Perm
    I'm fine. Something is flashing, though.
[17:28] Classmate C
    When I get hit on the head,
    I get dizzy and see stars, too.
[17:31] Sasakura
    I guess it's the same for robots, huh?
[17:34] Perm
    It is.
[17:39] Sasakura
    After a while, Perm-kun became a lot better
    at schoolwork than the rest of us.
[17:45] Teacher
    Anyone know this?
[17:50] Teacher
    Okay, how about you, Perm-kun?
[17:52] Perm
    Right.
[17:53] Perm
    If we assign a value of x to the length
    of the side of the smallest square,
[17:57] Perm
    you get x+(x+3)+([x+3]-2)=13.
[18:02] Perm
    Which means x=3, and the
    figure's total area is 61 square cm.
[18:11] Teacher
    That... is the right answer,
[18:13] Teacher
    but I haven't taught everyone
    that method for getting it yet.
[18:17] Teacher
    Another way you can do this...
[18:19] Classmate A
    My dad said that there's
    more than one of Perm-kun.
[18:23] Classmate C
    What do you mean?
[18:25] Classmate A
    There's a bunch of him at different
    schools, at different grade levels,
[18:29] Classmate A
    and they're all connected through the net.
[18:31] Classmate A
    That's how he learns so much, so fast.
[18:35] Sasakura
    That's kinda... amazing.
[18:39] Sasakura
    Perm-kun was so playful at first,
    but he slowly started to change.
[18:45] Sasakura
    What's wrong?
[18:46] Sasakura
    Are you not going to make
    anything today, Perm-kun?
[18:50] Perm
    I'm scared of the cutter.
[18:54] Perm
    Getting cut... hurts.
[18:58] Sasakura
    Perm-kun?
[19:00] Classmate A
    Is he sad?
[19:01] Classmate A
    Did he get in trouble or something?
[19:04] Sasakura
    He wouldn't do anything bad.
[19:07] Classmate C
    Maybe someone's picking on him?
[19:09] Classmate A
    You know no one in our class would do that!
[19:13] Sasakura
    Maybe it's happening at another school.
[19:19] Sasakura
    Remember how he's going to different
    schools, in different grades?
[19:23] Classmate A
    Oh, yeah.
[19:30] Sasakura
    Perm-kun, wait!
[19:33] Sasakura
    Let's play outside!
[19:35] Classmate A
    You wanna jump rope?
[19:36] Classmate C
    As much as you want!
[19:42] Classmates
    2,512; 2,513; 2,514; 2,515;
    2,516; 2,517; 2,518; 2,519...
[19:50] Sasakura
    I think Perm-kun might be
    able to do this forever...
[19:54] Sasakura
    But... look how happy he is.
[19:58] Sasakura
    I gotta keep going!
[20:02] Perm
    Oh, shoot! I messed up.
[20:05] Perm
    Thank you all so much. That was a lot of fun.
[20:10] Perm
    I'm sure you must be tired, so please
    rest up. I'll handle the rope next.
[20:16] Sasakura
    Perm-kun had messed up on
    purpose, for our sakes...
[20:20] Sasakura
    We could all kinda tell.
[20:24] Sasakura
    When we met after summer vacation was
    over, he was like a different person.
[20:32] Sasakura
    Perm-kun.
[20:34] Perm
    Sasayan-san.
[20:36] Sasakura
    Are you not gonna play with everyone today?
[20:39] Perm
    I really like the view from up here.
[20:43] Perm
    I just want to take it in today.
[20:46] Sasakura
    Teacher told us.
[20:48] Sasakura
    You're gonna be leaving soon, huh?
[20:53] Perm
    Apparently.
[20:55] Perm
    I'm sad to say goodbye, but we'll
    still be together for another month.
[21:01] Sasakura
    Perm-kun, you've changed
    in these six months.
[21:05] Perm
    Do you remember, Sasayan-san?
[21:08] Perm
    Right before summer vacation started,
[21:11] Perm
    how everyone helped me jump
    rope for a really long time?
[21:15] Perm
    Out of everything I've experienced in these
    six months, that was the most wonderful.
[21:22] Perm
    Thank you for treating me like a real friend.
[21:28] Sasakura
    We'll always be friends, right?
[21:31] Perm
    Of course... Of course we will!
[21:36] Sasakura
    They say fall is the season of parting...
SIGN    Good luck with your job!
SIGN    Take care, Perm-kun!
[21:43] Sasakura
    Perm-kun graduated after only six months.
[21:48] Sasakura
    And as quick as it went by,
    we learned a lot from him, too.
SIGN    Perm-kun
[21:58] Yuki
    Congratulations, Perm.
[22:00] Yuki
    You worked really hard.
[22:02] Perm
    Thank you.
[22:04] Yuki
    You're all grown up.
[22:06] Yuki
    Everyone at the company is thrilled.
[22:09] Perm
    Thank you.
[22:11] Yuki
    We'll be counting on you going forward, too.
[22:13] Yuki
    There are a lot of people out
    there who need your care.
[22:18] Perm
    Right!
SIGN    Human
SIGN    Human