An AI expert, Mark Jacobs, presented holographic stats before the 'Humanitarians for the Advancement of Technology Council,' a think tank, to persuade them to change strategies.

"A high spike in the polling numbers shows growing support for an ultra-conservative candidate promising to end all crime."

The liberal-minded council gasped.

"To solve this potential election catastrophe, I propose to you 'Robots Around Every Corner.'

"They'll close the insecurity loophole that oppressive regimes try to exploit … Allowing us to retain our social programs and blissfully equal distribution."

"So, they can watch and arrest anyone?" asked a sociologist.

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"No, on the contrary. They can only be activated when a citizen requests it by command. Otherwise, they're entirely on standby, with no monitoring whatsoever."

"But isn't the problem rampant opiate usage?" asked a psychiatrist.

"Oh yeah, we have a solution for that, too." Mark demonstrated rows and rows of people sitting in chairs, gyrating, laughing, and convulsing.

The members gasped.

"What's wrong with them?" asked the psychiatrist.

"Oh, it's the nanotech simulating drug interactions."

"Uhm, no cure? Just feed it to them?"

"Would you rather they roam the streets? That's one of the major reasons for that poll spike. This solution follows the old adage: out of sight, out of mind."

"What about caffeine?" asked the sociologist.

"What about it?" Mark shrugged.

"It's highly addictive and makes people dependent."

"Hmmm … An interesting point! However, caffeine addiction gets society's 'okay' because it produces hard-working, profit-generating taxpayers. Therefore, coffee stays. Though …" Mark paced while scratching his chin, then spun around and smiled. "We could have the robots serve coffee around every corner!"