Are they different ? Is a construct that is built up and acquires a direction and momentum that grows beyond human reins and sense any different than a robot ?

Are they different ? Is a construct that is built up and acquires a direction and momentum that grows beyond human reins and sense any different than a robot ? They're both machines, which makes them distinct from humans and human decisions and human reasoning. We should neither be on guard against "robots" or capitalism[1] - rather, we should be on guard against machines in all their forms as they tend to affect humans without the safeguard of human reasoning. I paraphrase Herbert: Thou shalt not suffer a machine to rule over you. [1] ... or democracy or catholicism ...