I am trying to make a simple following program. It looks like this

var target : GameObject;
var range : float;
var speed : float;
function Update () 
{
    range = Vector3.Distance(target.transform.position, transform.position);
    if (range<50)
    {
        transform.LookAt(target.transform.position);
    }
    if (range<40)
    {
        transform.Translate(Vector3.forward*speed*2);
    }
}

It kinda works, but I get this:

UnassignedReferenceException: The variable target of 'ai' has not been assigned. You probably need to assign the target variable of the ai script in the inspector. ai.Update () (at Assets/Enemy/ai.js:6)

Why?