These are the two ways human beings can usually imagine the behavior of their artificial creatures and these are the two attitudes human characters in the Hyperion series show towards androids. These beings are the creations of humankind, and as such, cannot be considered more than mere machines. Those people, however, who get into close contact with A. Bettik during the course of events, cannot help but regard him as a fellow human being. Nevertheless, if the android is asked about it, he declares that he is no machine, nor does he desire to be human but he considers himself a member of a different race--androids (Endymion 59). This point of view offers a new way for humans to define androids’ and other artificial beings’ place in the symbiotic society of human beings and their artificial creatures.