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I think you're being downvoted for speaking of a complex future possibility ("robots and intelligent machines ... solution") as if it was a proven commodity. Th

I think you're being downvoted for speaking of a complex future possibility ("robots and intelligent machines ... solution") as if it was a proven commodity. There will be many twists and turns in the path to the possible reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of robots and intelligent machines.

elif 7mo ago
Yea I literally said long term but HN voters have such a hate boner for anything adjacent to AI
- kmacdough 6mo ago
  But the discussion is about the safety of systems being actively implemented. For now, people are required to maintain data centers. Right now, these centers are transitioning to high voltage DC. Right now the best attempts at fully automated data centers are in progress with unverified status. So, for now we need to keep the humans safe. Future data centers not needing humans doesn't keep the current humans safe. Thus, optimistic future speculation is off topic and not relevant to the discussion of human safety with high voltages. People are tired of off topic speculation masquerading as relevant to real world problem solving. It's not a hate boner. EDIT: expanded to make it clearer why I believe the speculation to be wildly off topic for this particular thread.
elif 7mo ago
It is a proven commodity already. Just not in our behind-the-curve country. Look at NTT Data or SoftBank. https://www.softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entry/20250917_01 https://www.softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entry/20250917_01
- QuantumGood 6mo ago
  Appreciate your effort to provide reference info. Near the end it says "part of SoftBank’s efforts to implement robotic automation at [one] Data Center scheduled to start operating [no later than April 1 2027]". They literally speak of preparing for a future that does not yet exist. I am optimistic it will exist, but that's not the same thing as it already happening and having a track record of reliability and profitability. I could find no mention of robots actually doing anything at that link. The article is about prepping servers, not specifically about robotics, in the same sense that planning hoses for gas pumps at gas stations is not about building cars.

elif 7mo ago

Yea I literally said long term but HN voters have such a hate boner for anything adjacent to AI

kmacdough 6mo ago
But the discussion is about the safety of systems being actively implemented. For now, people are required to maintain data centers. Right now, these centers are transitioning to high voltage DC. Right now the best attempts at fully automated data centers are in progress with unverified status. So, for now we need to keep the humans safe. Future data centers not needing humans doesn't keep the current humans safe. Thus, optimistic future speculation is off topic and not relevant to the discussion of human safety with high voltages. People are tired of off topic speculation masquerading as relevant to real world problem solving. It's not a hate boner. EDIT: expanded to make it clearer why I believe the speculation to be wildly off topic for this particular thread.

elif 7mo ago

It is a proven commodity already. Just not in our behind-the-curve country. Look at NTT Data or SoftBank. https://www.softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entry/20250917_01 https://www.softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entry/20250917_01

QuantumGood 6mo ago
Appreciate your effort to provide reference info. Near the end it says "part of SoftBank’s efforts to implement robotic automation at [one] Data Center scheduled to start operating [no later than April 1 2027]". They literally speak of preparing for a future that does not yet exist. I am optimistic it will exist, but that's not the same thing as it already happening and having a track record of reliability and profitability. I could find no mention of robots actually doing anything at that link. The article is about prepping servers, not specifically about robotics, in the same sense that planning hoses for gas pumps at gas stations is not about building cars.