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I don't want a person I don't know very well in my space. That aside: if I'm lucky enough to find a person who's good and reliable, they might move away, switc

I don't want a person I don't know very well in my space. That aside: if I'm lucky enough to find a person who's good and reliable, they might move away, switch jobs etc. It has all the headaches that come with hiring and managing someone, because, well, it is exactly that... If I don't want to be a manager at work (been there done that, happy to let others do it and get the raise that comes along with it), I sure as heck don't want to do it at home.

nozzlegear 2mo ago
Usually you hire a cleaning company who sends a person they've hired and vetted to clean, you don't have to deal with all of that stuff.
- FartyMcFarter 2mo ago
  Then I have to deal with whichever random person they decide to send. I can't be the only one who finds this annoying (even if I'm not in the majority).
RandomLensman 2mo ago
You'd need to manage the robot, too, I would think. In my experience, I rather manage people than machines.
- margalabargala 2mo ago
  Sure, but others have the opposite preference. Machines tend to be more predictable.
  - RandomLensman 2mo ago
    I think machines are just unpredictable in different ways (for example, changes from software updates).
  - lukan 2mo ago
    "Machines tend to be more predictable." Those controlled by LLM's maybe ain't. Here with google the LLM is even local, but will be fun with the cloud controlled robots, where the company got overwhelmed and silently uses a weaker model at certain times. With fun results.
    - dormento 2mo ago
      Dreading the moment my doombot engages dishwasher-v4-flash:latest_q2
- micromacrofoot 2mo ago
  I prefer machines
kibwen 2mo ago
> I don't want a person I don't know very well in my space. In the humanoid robot scenario, you'll get a surveillance device with a built-in microphone and camera beaming every intimate detail of your space to the highest bidder. Instead of getting one person you don't know very well in your space, you'll get thousands.

nozzlegear 2mo ago

Usually you hire a cleaning company who sends a person they've hired and vetted to clean, you don't have to deal with all of that stuff.

FartyMcFarter 2mo ago
Then I have to deal with whichever random person they decide to send. I can't be the only one who finds this annoying (even if I'm not in the majority).

RandomLensman 2mo ago

You'd need to manage the robot, too, I would think. In my experience, I rather manage people than machines.

margalabargala 2mo ago
Sure, but others have the opposite preference. Machines tend to be more predictable.
- RandomLensman 2mo ago
  I think machines are just unpredictable in different ways (for example, changes from software updates).
- lukan 2mo ago
  "Machines tend to be more predictable." Those controlled by LLM's maybe ain't. Here with google the LLM is even local, but will be fun with the cloud controlled robots, where the company got overwhelmed and silently uses a weaker model at certain times. With fun results.
  - dormento 2mo ago
    Dreading the moment my doombot engages dishwasher-v4-flash:latest_q2
micromacrofoot 2mo ago
I prefer machines

kibwen 2mo ago

> I don't want a person I don't know very well in my space. In the humanoid robot scenario, you'll get a surveillance device with a built-in microphone and camera beaming every intimate detail of your space to the highest bidder. Instead of getting one person you don't know very well in your space, you'll get thousands.