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> The teleoperated thing was flagged by Rodney Brooks years ago as both a scary risk What's the difference between this and me doing a pull request from 1000 m
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> The teleoperated thing was flagged by Rodney Brooks years ago as both a scary risk
What's the difference between this and me doing a pull request from 1000 miles away from the company office?
- btbuildem 3y agoIn your example, the interface and the experience is exactly the same, regardless of where your chair sits. A pilot dropping bombs from an airplane vs operating a drone via screen/game pad from an air-conditioned office -- vastly different experiences.
- robertlagrant 3y agoAgreed, but I don't understand the point you're making.
- pixl97 3y agoNothing at all... Also, some bad news, you've been outsourced and you're being evicted and the bank is selling it to a large corporation that owns half the property in the country.
- robertlagrant 3y agoSorry - are you saying this is what's happened to remote tech workers?
- sgt101 3y agoYour skills and ability to add value compared to your neighbours. Could the denizens of a North Korean prison colony do your job? If the answer is yes then shortly expect that to happen unless something like a functional democracy stands up and stops it. If teleoperated robots come in then expect that simple tasks like cleaning and laundry will get done by people living in 6' * 4' freezing cells and existing on cabbage soup. If they aren't good at it then they'll get the pigeon and another chance, or just get shot.
- robertlagrant 3y agoBut my question is: why is that different to remote tech work? Has this (admittedly, probably joking, but still) scenario played out with remote jobs already?
- sgt101 3y agoBecause you can't get untrained 15 year olds to deal with your complex IT issues. The same with skilled manual work, if you get an untrained 15 year old to do your plumbing or electrics in a building prepare for the building to get wreaked. Cleaning, labouring - not so much. We do this already with things like textile manufacturing, IT support, call centre work, and we profit from the labour of those less fortunate than us. Teleoperation is an attempt to widen this pool at the cost of those folks who provide labour locally to you and me who do skilled work that can't be replicated (at the moment at least).
- mrguyorama 3y agoYes? Have you never used a call center?
- robertlagrant 3y agoYes, and they're based in the country I live in. I don't understand your point. I can't make it out from your passive aggressive wording.