Friday, April 11, 2008

Robot Autonomy: What it Means for You

In today's fast-paced society, it's easy to brush off social problems and focus on your own needs. "It's so sad that poor family got enslaved by robots," you say. "But what am I supposed to do about it?" Well there's a lot you can do, and if you don't, pretty soon we'll all pay the price (see image). Identifying and eliminating all autonomous robots among us is necessary, and it can be fun too! I know I never feel more alive than when I pull the trigger and blast a bot's circuits all over the wall of a dingy basement. And there's no drug that can bring a high quite like the one that comes from crushing insubordinate robots underneath the wheels of your diamond-encrusted Mercedes.

Case in point: lax attitudes towards robot autonomy in South Africa gave a bot the opportunity to hunt down and murder nine people. So is it still not a big deal? You ok with armed robots driving around slaying friends and family? You still think Suri Cruise is adorable?

I thought so.

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