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> I agree with you that for the cost we can do more with robotics, and it's safer. I don't see much that's safe about robotics in our future. In space they'll
by autoexec 3y ago
> I agree with you that for the cost we can do more with robotics, and it's safer.
I don't see much that's safe about robotics in our future. In space they'll be great (until they turn on us), but on Earth it seems like they'll mostly be used to kill people and if we ever do get robot butlers and maids you can bet that they'll be sending a continuous stream of audio and video of our homes, conversations, and sex lives back to at least one remote server as "telemetry" that will be sold off to data brokers and our government.
- robotresearcher 3y agoRobots on earth are mostly used in manufacturing and to clean floors. Millions of them, today.
- autoexec 3y agoThat's the case today only because they have such limited capability. Our lowly roombas already want to spy on us. https://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-your-home-to-t-1797187829 https://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of... https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-i... https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/19/robot-vacuums-can-be-hacked-and-turned-into-spy-bots-13621300/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/19/robot-vacuums-can-be-hacked-a...