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You could build fully humanoid robots that solve every problem generically, or you could solve the sub problems much more efficiently - I don't know why everyon
by hilariously 5mo ago
You could build fully humanoid robots that solve every problem generically, or you could solve the sub problems much more efficiently - I don't know why everyone is all in on the hardest problem when in software and hardware we find that the "solve everything" tool basically doesn't work, because solving everything is usually solving nothing very fast.
- jayGlow 5mo agoI don't think most people would want dozens of task specific robots in their house it would be far more economic to have a single general purpose robot that can use pre existing tools and methods.
- hilariously 5mo agoRight, I am saying that the fundamental design of household objects need to change to allow much simpler maintenance without humanoid robots. I think its easier to build a dish washer that can stack plates from first principles than humanoid robots. The cultural shift is the harder part.
- skeledrew 5mo agoYou can buy a camera, portable music player, handheld gaming console, eBook reader, dumb phone, calculator, etc to solve each sub problem efficiently. Or you can buy a smart phone that generically solves every relevant problem. What direction did you take and how is life with it?
- hilariously 5mo agoThose are all digital bit operating items that can be put into one box, the physical world doesn't work like that.
- skeledrew 5mo agoWhat makes the physical world different in this context? Isn't it things that humans are currently doing that we're automating away? Why not a human-like (in terms of capabilities) machine so it has similar flexibility?
- hilariously 5mo agoAtoms are harder to reorganize than bits, undo is not an option because of entropy, game over means you are dead. Yes, and my point is that human like is so difficult that solving lesser problems is a much more tractable approach.