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2025-07-17 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Orwellian clip shows dystopian robot horror that has become new normal in crime-plagued Los Angeles

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-17 00:45|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [223 views ] Top

#1
How about agreeing.

ANYONE developing AI minds and AI controlled devices, MUST be required to hard code and embed, something like the 3 laws of robotics ?

Which were developed over 80 years ago.

Now, imagine the royalties the Asimov related family would collect.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-07-17 06:44|| 2025-07-17 06:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Surprised it hasn't been stripped down to its chassis and sitting on a concrete block. Food delivery? Right, till the homeless loot it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-07-17 10:46|| 2025-07-17 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Catch someone stealing, hang them immediately from the nearest streetlamp or tree.

Solve that problem real quick.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-07-17 10:58|| 2025-07-17 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Not a good look

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-17 12:05|| 2025-07-17 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Skid give it 5 years and then a rebuild and you have a pleasant neighborhood

Posted by DarthVader 2025-07-17 13:47|| 2025-07-17 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Roombas ingest hair, skin dander, nail clippings, and are thus acquiring a taste for human flesh.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-07-17 16:47|| 2025-07-17 16:47|| Front Page Top

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