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duckduckduck21 t1_j6idk4p wrote
Reply to comment by bquintb in A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. by Callitaloss
Ah, so they've stayed true to their business model even with these new advances.
Outstanding.
duckduckduck21 t1_isq9qfi wrote
Reply to A wearable soft robot that can alleviate the pain and fear of the wearer. Researchers revealed that the salivary cortisol level, an indicator of stress, decreased significantly across all participants at the end of the experiment by Wagamaga
Direct link to a picture of the robot:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-21183-7/figures/7
duckduckduck21 t1_isq9427 wrote
Reply to comment by Legitimate_Web_7245 in A wearable soft robot that can alleviate the pain and fear of the wearer. Researchers revealed that the salivary cortisol level, an indicator of stress, decreased significantly across all participants at the end of the experiment by Wagamaga
Redditors hate humor.
duckduckduck21 t1_isf77qn wrote
Reply to comment by Cuissonbake in We've all heard the trope that to be a billionaire you essentially have to be a sociopath; Could we cure that? Is there hope? by AdditionalPizza
The book Scythe attempts to address this. Basically the AI would need to be both benevolent and all powerful as the resistance to change by the "ruling class" would be severe.
duckduckduck21 t1_iryy1cn wrote
Is there a way to see when you joined a community? I'm not sure how long I've been here.
I've definitely become less optimistic as time has passed. As a Gen-Xer. the future we were promised never got here. Further, if (when) the singularity does finally occur, it will likely be used exclusively by the oligarchs towards twisted ends.
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Reply to comment by roomjosh in Story Compass of AI in Pop Culture by roomjosh
I don't understand Robocop being on this list.
Robocop definitely wasn't an AI.
ED-209 would be a stretch, it was portrayed as more of a programmed robo-guard-dog without any ability to reason or make decisions outside of its programming.