Watchout humans, here we come!

[botsapper]

Another report along with the first news of the casualties (and death) from the intermingling of autonomous robots with humans, a child was run over by a Stanford Shopping Center parking lot's autonomous security robot. The robot is a Knightscope robot guard, pre-programmed to patrol geo-fenced lots/areas, recording regular and IR video. It is used in pairs, one on mission and the other recharging. They charge $7.00 an hour for the duo. Somewhat similar to Tesla's predicament, the Knightscope robot has sensors aimed at car and adult-levels but for some reason it missed a 16-month old, the robot hit the toddler and run him over. The Daleks revenge...

https://twitter.com/liliankim7/statu...229568/photo/1

https://twitter.com/liliankim7/statu...601665/photo/1

https://twitter.com/liliankim7/statu...673472/photo/1

http://knightscope.com/media/

[Fingie]

Oh dang.

Another entry again in the "when I have a kid" checklist: "Watch out for robots"

[botsapper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-epXMvTM8

[redneck]

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Artificial intelligence + Robots

What could possibly go wrong...???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzlt7IbTp6M

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[botsapper]

Call me an old school romantic but Maschinenmensch/Maria is my all-time favorite good-turned-bad robot. Don't miss the dance scene...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DukMPx6Fn_c

[redpoint5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBlPa-9v_M

[freebeard]

It is used in pairs, one on mission and the other recharging. They charge $7.00 an hour for the duo.

That's not even minimum wage. They're coming for our jobs!

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

That's not even minimum wage. They're coming for our jobs!

All our jobs will be automated as minimum wage dramatically increases, either eliminating the job, or making human alternatives more appealing.

My anecdote; I once went to a McDonalds and ordered "a cheeseburger and a medium fry, to go".

The employee said, "ok, a cheeseburger, do you want anything else".

I reiterated, "yeah, a medium fry, and that will be it".

"Ok, a cheeseburger and medium fry. Is that for here or to go?"

At that moment, I realized that minimum wage is WAY overpaying for that job. Why can't I mash the picture button of the food I want to eat myself?

[redpoint5]

Another reason why raising the minimum wage is not only harmful to the economy and the jobless, but is unwarranted. If the minimum wage was $15/hr, my wage would simply be required to raise since it's very close to that minimum.

I say, give minimum wage workers $15/hr if they can demonstrate a greater than 6th grade level of reading, riting, and rithmatic. I'm being facetious here, but really, it's a dumb idea.

[botsapper]

'A whole new way to love McDonald's'...kiosk. Yeah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=palnOja_U2M