AI Programs and Robots on Shabbos Question I am involved in the development of AI systems, and it seems to me that in the very near future, there will be major breakthroughs in this field. For example, on the horizon are robots that can be instructed to do work before Shabbos and then, on Shabbos, to do all 39 melachos. These robots can cook, clean, write, sew, and perform whatever melacha one desires. My question is: Will it be permitted to instruct these robots before Shabb