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A Harpers contributer does the legwork and gets a head start on deflating the next dumb hype cycle.

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[-] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 11 hours ago

Two things, first thinking the llm stuff will help in robotics doesnt seem to fly, as llms are based on the whole internet and all books, a massive amount of data, data which for menial tasks doesnt exist yet. (And is also harder to get, creating text is easy).

And the story about how humanoid bots are great for working in a warehouse seems also wrong to me, as one of the problems we all have had is that of you are carrying things, the big box you are carrying obscures part of your vision. Different designs would be better for that. (Even a humanoid robot who has eyes on the back of its hands for example). Such a lack of imagination.

[-] fullsquare@awful.systems 6 points 9 hours ago

you want something to help you in warehouse work? we have a tool for that: it's called forklift

Hello I would like a mechanical slave

they have played us for absolute fools

[-] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 8 hours ago

But paying workers gives workers money, which means you lose. Instead of buying a robot, which gives another capitalist/company money, which means they win. They are the most class conscious class.

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