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A Chicken In Every Pot, A Robot In Every Home
Palm Addict writes "The New York Times report that "South Korea, the world's most wired country, is rushing to turn what sounds like science fiction into everyday life. The government, which succeeded in getting broadband Internet into 72 percent of all households in the last half decade, has marshaled an army of scientists and business leaders to make robots full members of society.""
It seems to me that even the smartest robots are still only about as intellectually capable as me and my roommates after a heavy night of drinking.
So naturally, the next step for them is to be made citizens. That way, they can't dodge the draft.
While they've already began using them for educational and military purposes, I somehow doubt that they will become useful anytime soon. They will be something used only by the government or by the rich until enough money is thrown in and research is done to turn them into anything worth considering.
Capitalism: When it uses the carrot, it's called democracy. When it uses the stick, it's called fascism.
Impossible - everyone knows that in Korea, only old people own robots.
The government, which succeeded in getting broadband Internet into 72 percent of all households in the last half decade
As a red blooded American, I say 'it can't be done.'
Pot in every home, Robot Chicken on TV.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
I thought the "Killer App" was where the robots go around shooting people...
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
Plus, it would really demoralize the insurgency. They know they can scare us off if they keep killing soldures, but you can never kill enough robots.
Obligatory:
Zapp: You see, the killbots have a preset kill limit; knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit and shut down.
Bender: It was a dark day for robotkind. Ahhhh, we can always build more killbots.
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