The Ego Machine by Henry Kuttner

When a slightly mad robot drunk on AC wants you to join an experiment in optimum ecology—don't do it! After all, who wants to argue like Disraeli or live like Ivan the Terrible? Science takes a small vacation in this SF story; it seems not to matter at all. Accept the premise of mind augmentation and enjoy the story. Entirely character based and very psychological, with only mild science fictional elements. A good taste of what Kuttner's about.When a slightly mad robot drunk on AC, wants you to join an experiment in optimum ecology—don't do it! After all, who wants to argue like Disraeli or live like Ivan the Terrible? Science takes a small vacation in this SF story; it seems not to matter at all. Accept the premise of mind augmentation and enjoy the story. Entirely character based and very psychological, with only mild science fictional elements.