(Latvian Public Broadcasting) On May 12, several well-known figures from the Baltics will answer what it is claimed is a "momentous question – should robots be fought, or are we better off exploiting them for our benefit?" Titled "Robots are here. Are they friend or foe?" the discussion event is run by Digital Mind, a business technology company, so it seems unlikely the conclusion will be that robots are our implacable enemies and therefore should be destroyed before they have the chance to enslave us. "This event comes at a decisive time when the technology for RPA (Robotics Process Automation) is there, but it is not yet widespread. A study by Digital Mind found that robotics automation can significantly increase Baltic company output, increasing the small workforces’ capacity, or freeing up employees from monotonous tasks, allowing them to focus on intellectual, value-added work," says publicity material, repeating the classic utopian trope of new technology freeing workers from drudgery and allowing them to spend more time fishing, which somehow never quite seems to arrive.