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Given the security and privacy history of smart devices, you’d have to be a complete moron to let a human sized robot into your home.

vasco 1y ago
How much of a moron do you have to be to buy direct-to-bezos listening devices that are always on and submit your conversations to the cloud? Only because you don't want to print a recipe? There's a lot of morons.
- moooo99 1y ago
  I mean, at least the direct to bezos bugs were damn cheap for what they were (smart devices) and in absolute numbers (I remember them literally being gifted to you when ordering specific stuff or signing up for prime for the first time). These humanoid robots are cheap for what they are (admittedly very capable and high end robots), but their absolute pricetag remains far from being cheap.
  - gessha 1y ago
    Wait until the moment (far future) when they are mandatory for insurance reasons. (Plot point to the Murderbot series by Martha Wells)
troupo 1y ago
Just like with IoT, the S and P in "robot" stand for security and privacy
jesterson 1y ago
People listen to chatgpt "advices" for their lives. Lets not talk about morons, clearly yours (or mine to that matter) estimation is way off real numbers.
- Gravityloss 1y ago
  Yeah and people (and bystanders) have experienced some terrible outcomes already from diving deep with AI therapists. It's going to be the wild west for a while now with AI and robotics before laws catch up. Maybe there'll soon be a market for pocket EMP devices out there...
ForHackernews 1y ago
Maybe by law domestic robots should be physically much weaker than humans. I want a butler bot that can tidy up and make me tea, but I should be easily able to defeat that bot in fight if it comes down to it.
- xp84 1y ago
  Tough to achieve that in all circumstances. Someone brought up a robot holding a knife, while its target is asleep. Pretty hard to win that fight unless it has bad aim.
esafak 1y ago
For an infirm person, the benefits could still outweigh the risks.

vasco 1y ago

How much of a moron do you have to be to buy direct-to-bezos listening devices that are always on and submit your conversations to the cloud? Only because you don't want to print a recipe? There's a lot of morons.

moooo99 1y ago
I mean, at least the direct to bezos bugs were damn cheap for what they were (smart devices) and in absolute numbers (I remember them literally being gifted to you when ordering specific stuff or signing up for prime for the first time). These humanoid robots are cheap for what they are (admittedly very capable and high end robots), but their absolute pricetag remains far from being cheap.
- gessha 1y ago
  Wait until the moment (far future) when they are mandatory for insurance reasons. (Plot point to the Murderbot series by Martha Wells)

troupo 1y ago

Just like with IoT, the S and P in "robot" stand for security and privacy

jesterson 1y ago

People listen to chatgpt "advices" for their lives. Lets not talk about morons, clearly yours (or mine to that matter) estimation is way off real numbers.

Gravityloss 1y ago
Yeah and people (and bystanders) have experienced some terrible outcomes already from diving deep with AI therapists. It's going to be the wild west for a while now with AI and robotics before laws catch up. Maybe there'll soon be a market for pocket EMP devices out there...

ForHackernews 1y ago

Maybe by law domestic robots should be physically much weaker than humans. I want a butler bot that can tidy up and make me tea, but I should be easily able to defeat that bot in fight if it comes down to it.

xp84 1y ago
Tough to achieve that in all circumstances. Someone brought up a robot holding a knife, while its target is asleep. Pretty hard to win that fight unless it has bad aim.

esafak 1y ago

For an infirm person, the benefits could still outweigh the risks.