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Do we need it

• falcor84 1y ago
  Judgement Day was supposed to happen on August 29, 1997. We're really behind schedule.
• notachatbot123 1y ago
  Human-induced climate change is drastically worsening the living conditions for billions of people who will fight to survive in the coming decades and centuries.
  • sarchertech 1y ago
    And energy intensive humanoid robots are gonna help them fight that fight?
    • harperlee 1y ago
      He might be arguing for "no".
  • eMPee584 1y ago
    And we still have a chance to handle the situation in peaceful and equitable ways - by transitioning from a competitive to a cooperative (non-commercial, trade-free, open access, open source) commons economy! Once human labour is not competitive any more (2027-28?), we have to change our economic framework anyways. That's why I'm rooting for the aforementioned option with all the zest left in my aging body..
  • FrustratedMonky 1y ago
    Yes, and this will allow us to reduce the number of humans.
• suraci 1y ago
  it may be the last grasping straw of the drowning market
• lm28469 1y ago
  Modern tech "progress" feels like you're drowning in a lake and someone throws you a bag of m&m's. Sure I like m&m's but it really isn't anywhere near the top of my list right now.
• JKCalhoun 1y ago
  (Wait, another Pilkington reference in this thread?) I look at it as art meets tech. I'm pretty sure Da Vinci would have loved this.
• orbital-decay 1y ago
  Do "we" need anything else than food and sleep? Humanoid automata trope was invented in ancient times, and it's everywhere in sci-fi since about a century ago. Is it really surprising that someone actually tries to make it happen just for the sake of it?