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vtmosaic t1_iqvsvby wrote

So I don't think they used the right word. Yield means to give up, I think they actually meant wield, which is to use, especially with weapons.

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TotalitarianismPrism t1_iqw19a3 wrote

It is an odd word choice. My first thought was that we measure plant yield, so perhaps they misused the term as “Plant-harvest production robot.”

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walkietalkiediehard t1_iqw3r6r wrote

I'm sure it was a typo for wielding.

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BrockManstrong t1_iqw8hmn wrote

It appears in multiple spots in the article.

This was written by a drunk AI, possibly one that yielded to a plant

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pbjamm t1_iqwryi9 wrote

The AI was unarmed, but the plant had a machete!

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UreMomNotGay t1_iqwegc6 wrote

i agree… just not in front of the machete “yielding” plant and AI author…

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