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This is is supposed to be a feel-good public relations campaign to enhance Google aubsidiary Boston Dynamics' reputation. The reason they need to do that is bec

by gnu8 12y ago

This is is supposed to be a feel-good public relations campaign to enhance Google aubsidiary Boston Dynamics' reputation. The reason they need to do that is because one day these machines will be used against humans. They will oppress and they will kill. Unfortunately science fiction has made it almost impossible for people to consider this issue with the gravity it requires.

higherpurpose 12y ago
Relevant (on both counts: killer robots and science-fiction): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI
rckclmbr 12y ago
Not sure if you're serious or not, but the domain is owned by Jelmer Tiete, who doesn't appear to have any affiliation with Boston Dynamics. He works at beyond.io, which on their homepage says they "make things that make you smile". I think he did just that.
- bhayden 12y ago
  The website is pretty obviously made to sell tshirts. It's already made a few hundred dollars by the looks of it.
DonHopkins 12y ago
It's come full circle from the time of Old Glory Robot Insurance -- now robots need insurance against human attacks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXnL7sdElno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXnL7sdElno Sam Waterston would be turning in his grave, if only he were dead and buried.
CmonDev 12y ago
There could be a much-much worse scenario: we will not figure out AI within this generation, and dying by the manipulators of a robot will stay just a dream.
- DanBC 12y ago
  > dying by the manipulators of a robot will stay just a dream. People are already killed by operators of flying robots.
  - Dylan16807 12y ago
    I suppose, but if you count 'pointing a rocket at something' then we've been dying to flying robots since WWII.
jrochkind1 12y ago
upvoted. Yes, that's exactly it. When I see these videos, I am terrified. I (and I don't think you) are saying that there's really someone sitting in an office thinking "We need to make people happy with these robots so people forget how they will be used"... actually wait, nevermind, while that clear thinking wouldn't be neccesary, I think there probably IS someone thinking exactly that. They know they're going to be used for police/military purposes (the research is funded by DoD, and they're already busy marketting them to their likely best customers), and they know not to show that in their PR videos. Whoever made this funny web page, they made it with videos released by or in collaboration with the PR people for the companies making these weapons (and that is indeed what they are), and they do know what they are doing.
pfraze 12y ago
I think they're just trying to sell t-shirts, but I do agree that these will be the robots to destroy us.

by gnu8 12y ago

higherpurpose 12y ago

Relevant (on both counts: killer robots and science-fiction): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI

rckclmbr 12y ago

Not sure if you're serious or not, but the domain is owned by Jelmer Tiete, who doesn't appear to have any affiliation with Boston Dynamics. He works at beyond.io, which on their homepage says they "make things that make you smile". I think he did just that.

bhayden 12y ago
The website is pretty obviously made to sell tshirts. It's already made a few hundred dollars by the looks of it.

DonHopkins 12y ago

It's come full circle from the time of Old Glory Robot Insurance -- now robots need insurance against human attacks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXnL7sdElno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXnL7sdElno Sam Waterston would be turning in his grave, if only he were dead and buried.

CmonDev 12y ago

There could be a much-much worse scenario: we will not figure out AI within this generation, and dying by the manipulators of a robot will stay just a dream.

DanBC 12y ago
> dying by the manipulators of a robot will stay just a dream. People are already killed by operators of flying robots.
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  I suppose, but if you count 'pointing a rocket at something' then we've been dying to flying robots since WWII.

jrochkind1 12y ago

upvoted. Yes, that's exactly it. When I see these videos, I am terrified. I (and I don't think you) are saying that there's really someone sitting in an office thinking "We need to make people happy with these robots so people forget how they will be used"... actually wait, nevermind, while that clear thinking wouldn't be neccesary, I think there probably IS someone thinking exactly that. They know they're going to be used for police/military purposes (the research is funded by DoD, and they're already busy marketting them to their likely best customers), and they know not to show that in their PR videos. Whoever made this funny web page, they made it with videos released by or in collaboration with the PR people for the companies making these weapons (and that is indeed what they are), and they do know what they are doing.

pfraze 12y ago

I think they're just trying to sell t-shirts, but I do agree that these will be the robots to destroy us.