In a future where AI is integrated into everyday work, an elderly fieldworker, Tita, hires a humanoid AI substitute to help with her demanding strawberry-picking job, only to draw the attention of the tech creators when their AI workers struggle to match her physical capabilities.
The Ballad of Tita and the Machines
An elderly strawberry picker, forced to retire due to injury, reluctantly employs an AI humanoid to take over her duties, catching the attention of the technology's creators when their AI workers struggle to keep up with her demanding workload.