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Re:Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dog... by snackbugs on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:33PM (#17200500)
Dogs were bred with this friendliness to be willing laborers with their own safety being a secondary concern to doing a job given to them. Think of how quickly and eagerly this would be used by those who want exploitable labor from humans.
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Re:Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dog... by tcbawo on Thursday May 31, 2018 @06:57PM (#17201054)
In a few generations' time, we might have capable enough robots.
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Re:Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dog... by Andre_Wanglin on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:58PM (#17201696)
And self-replicating robots at that! They will just require food, water, and shelter as inputs.
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Re:Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dog... by tejtm on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:01PM (#17202265)
“The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” Wernher von Braun
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Re:Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dog... by jrs95 on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:57PM (#17201693)
The initial thing though, before what you’re describing, is just getting dogs that are friendly enough not to try and eat you.
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