Re:How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance
by inglor_cz on Friday January 08, 2021 @05:05AM
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It is crazy to see from the outside how the color-of-skin obsession permeates every single conversation right now. I hope that the USA will be able to find some other topics and arguments one day.
It is also false in this context. One of the most massive bombing campaigns in recent history was in European Serbia, and the hotspots of today (Syria, Iran) have a population that looks like Greeks.
As for black: the only predominantly white country that systematically sticks its fingers into Subsaharan Africa is France. The only external power that grows its presence in the Third World overall is China and given how they treat their own population, I would not be surprised if the next wave of pseudocolonial wars was Beijing's.
Re:How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance
by AussieWog93 on Friday January 08, 2021 @05:56PM
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If you're going back to the 80's, don't forget South Africa's campaigns in Angola.
Re:How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance
by rtx on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:13AM
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We already have scarier robots, they are called self guided missiles. You don't have to imagine this new world.
Re:How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance
by throwaway342422 on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:54AM
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> your 3rd world country had better accept democracy ... approved by Washington DC
...or accept replacing a democracy with an us-friendly "anticommunist" dictatorship.
And yes, it’s just a puppet. For now. A human controls its movements.
What’s missing is a brain. And that will come in Version 4.0. Or whenever they perfect a decision and control system, for fully autonomous decision making.
That’s when you should worry.
Or rather. You’re probably safe, if you live in one of the western allied nations. That is your privilege.
But a black, brown, red, or yellow person in the 3rd world should worry. Because they will be the target of America’s oppression, via this robot.
Meaning that: your 3rd world country had better accept democracy and western media, and have your leaders approved by Washington DC, otherwise we will deliver some freedom to you. I hope you enjoy the fresh smell of napalm in the morning. You get bonus points if your country has oil.