The Creation of the Humanoids

Man's Own Creation! Can He Control Machines That Produce People?

A cerebral sci-fi parable about artificial consciousness and social hierarchy set in a post-nuclear world, exploring whether machines can—or should—develop emotion and autonomy.

Many years after a nuclear war, the human survivors have created a new society where much of the work is done by androids, referred to derisively by humans as "clickers". A police official who is concerned that his sister has become involved with an android is sent to investigate a larger rumor that the androids are developing reason and emotion.