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Still the best solution is to combine robotics with humans. Humans are still infinitely flexible and much easier to dispose off than an expensive robot /sarcasm

Still the best solution is to combine robotics with humans. Humans are still infinitely flexible and much easier to dispose off than an expensive robot /sarcasm.

sph 4y ago
A new form a dystopian science fiction: one where robots have better labor rights than humans.
- taneq 4y ago
  ...fiction? At the very least, robots have full coverage healthcare.
  - mellavora 4y ago
    only until retirement.
  - Mordisquitos 4y ago
    But only with regards to health issues that affect their workplace performance. I don't think they are covered for problems that may affect them outside of normal working hours. Speaking of which, I don't think their work/life balance is that great.
    - sph 4y ago
      Not until the [redacted] laws, when they decided humans should work at least 10 hours a day and robots 1 hour a day, given that they produce 10x more work in the same amount of time.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- loupol 4y ago
  There's a 1959 Asimov short story where a futuristic government overrelying on automation realizes they can replace expensive computers driving ships and missiles with humans to save on expenditures. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power
  - Robotbeat 4y ago
    You laugh, but that was literally the strategy behind XCOR and Virgin Galactic picking non-automated, non-fly-by-wire guidance systems for their space vehicles. The regulatory overhead and avionics development costs of using uncrewed systems is far higher than for crewed systems with test pilots. Or at least, that was the argument in the late 90s and early 2000s.
- Robotbeat 4y ago
  Ironically, that’s sort of drone for drones in aviation. Any person can just fly an ultralight. Without any kind of pilot’s license. And without nearly the kind of regulatory overhead of even smaller drones.
throwayyy479087 4y ago
This was famously learned by GM and then 20 years later by Tesla

Still the best solution is to combine robotics with humans. Humans are still infinitely flexible and much easier to dispose off than an expensive robot /sarcasm.

sph 4y ago

A new form a dystopian science fiction: one where robots have better labor rights than humans.

taneq 4y ago
...fiction? At the very least, robots have full coverage healthcare.
- mellavora 4y ago
  only until retirement.
- Mordisquitos 4y ago
  But only with regards to health issues that affect their workplace performance. I don't think they are covered for problems that may affect them outside of normal working hours. Speaking of which, I don't think their work/life balance is that great.
  - sph 4y ago
    Not until the [redacted] laws, when they decided humans should work at least 10 hours a day and robots 1 hour a day, given that they produce 10x more work in the same amount of time.
- deleted 4y ago
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loupol 4y ago
There's a 1959 Asimov short story where a futuristic government overrelying on automation realizes they can replace expensive computers driving ships and missiles with humans to save on expenditures. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power
- Robotbeat 4y ago
  You laugh, but that was literally the strategy behind XCOR and Virgin Galactic picking non-automated, non-fly-by-wire guidance systems for their space vehicles. The regulatory overhead and avionics development costs of using uncrewed systems is far higher than for crewed systems with test pilots. Or at least, that was the argument in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Robotbeat 4y ago
Ironically, that’s sort of drone for drones in aviation. Any person can just fly an ultralight. Without any kind of pilot’s license. And without nearly the kind of regulatory overhead of even smaller drones.

throwayyy479087 4y ago

This was famously learned by GM and then 20 years later by Tesla