That's completely backwards. Pets don't have to work. Try to convince my cat to do something useful. I'd switch places with him in heartbeat if could. If an AI,

That's completely backwards. Pets don't have to work. Try to convince my cat to do something useful. I'd switch places with him in heartbeat if could. If an AI, or anybody else for that matter, offers to make me their pet without me having to grow fur and losing the opposite thumb (but I still could learn to purr if needed), I'd be even more for it...