"To be clear, these robots-on-wheels would not be self-aware. ... But they would be programmed to seek self-improvement in order to avoid becoming obsolete."

"To be clear, these robots-on-wheels would not be self-aware. ... But they would be programmed to seek self-improvement in order to avoid becoming obsolete." No, no, no: we are not going to apply evolution, we will simply let the fittest survive!