"If ever there was a wake-up call for business leaders in the West, this is it, " said David Michael, co-author of the report.

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The ship has been tended by a humanoid robot, David (Michael Fassbender), who's been boning up on ancient languages and rewatching "Lawrence of Arabia" during transit.

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Vickers and the rest of the crew have been suspended in pods for the journey, and tended by David (Michael Fassbender), an elegant blond android who amuses himself during the voyage by bicycling around the ship and shooting baskets.

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