In other news Everything could be Better if it wasn’t for capitalist dip-shits shooting us all, collectively, in the foot, at every opportunity (And then blaming immigrants).

You’d have to give it the ol’ Jamie Oliver treatment. De-everything it, until it’s just meat, then blend it up, coat it with breadcrumbs, and serve it as chicken* nuggets.

Probably the only way I’d ever eat bugs.

I mean, yeah, you’re right. However, the amount of jobs that robots like this would displace is astronomical. Like, the U.S. trucking industry is one of the biggest employers in the United States, so if ever we were to get truly automated trucking, the job losses would be catastrophic to millions of Americans. One can assume that something would have to be done to help ease the transition, likely in the form of stimulus checks and subsidized education. But that’s just for one industry.

These autonomous robots could be deployed in seemingly every industry, resulting in the potential loss of hundreds of millions of jobs (assuming widespread adoption and construction, that is). One would think that in order for society to continue, vast socialist reforms would have to be undertaken. The alternative would be something akin to having a couple people with the wealth and power of todays superpower nations, while the rest of humanity lives in abject squalor. I’d like to think that humans wouldn’t let things get that bad…

but even as I type that out I know it’s a lie 😥 ugh. Fucking humans, man.

The NYT article talks about how a technician in a call center is operating it now, and whilst operating, their systems are gathering information to guide the robot in future un-manned tasks. Much like an LLM analyzes thousands of essays in order to “write” it’s own, so to will these robots analyze thousands of hours of technician-guided activities in order to do it autonomously in the future.

Very interesting, and very much the same as how they “taught” self-driving cars to operate. One can imagine that if efforts continue in these fields, it’s only a matter of time before we actually do have fully automated robot butlers, that only need the occasional reboot, or technician support. This would be a massive boon to literally every service industry, from transporting patients in the hospital, working in a warehouse, assembly techs, to waiters and waitresses. Shit, how soon until they deploy them on the battlefield?

Considering they have robot cafes operating in Japan already, we could see this happen sooner than we think, if the companies choose to share all their training data, that is.

The only question that remains, is would this lead to a new era of prosperity and free time, or would this just be another tool to further enrich the entrenched capital?

I don’t know if this counts, but when I was little I’d go to friends houses, then later in high school to my first serious girlfriends house, and I remember their families were like… loving? I loved spending time at my girlfriends house especially, hanging out with her Mom and her Dad even if my gf wasn’t there. They were so nice, and you could tell had genuine affection for their children (and to some degree, me). I miss you Mr. and Mrs. Miller!

way to go attentive little league coach!

also wtf parents?

Absolutely! Fred Hampton was all about building a rainbow coalition

After watching this movie, and researching Fred Hampton afterwards, I became a member of the peaceful off-shoot of the Black Panther Party, now called The Collective Black People Movement. They do good work with local unions and political activism. Consider supporting them.

Being a slut is a superpower now?

bro what? did you have a stroke?

Old books written by long dead men hold little sway over me

In any but this batshit insane, treasonous, thug administration, this would be a huge deal. Shit I’m surprised she wasn’t disappeared to El Salvador

drumpf sees the word “deficit” and thinks it’s bad, and that’s literally the entire reason for this whole dumbass trade war. He’s just a fucking moron.

Crossed that one off my bucket list a year ago, t’was a blast! Highly recommend

Ya know that’s the problem with the indiscriminate murder of men women and children. Some of them may be from the superpower that funds your entire government.

Course, it’s not like magats or pro-zionist democrats will give even half a shit… but if someone competent was in the white house… ah who am I kidding. I have no idea why isreal gets treated like the favorite child that can do no wrong whilst being an absolute shit-stain.

I agree, but that being said, vaccine mandates save lives, while “minding our own business” when it comes to super-spreaders of disinformation has had huge consequences in the sphere of public health (as well as many others).

I think student loan and healthcare debt is immoral. No civilized first world country should be bankrupting it’s citizens with debt from getting education or healthcare.

Hi I’m a New Old Hot Top, you summoned?

Prisoners of the ghostland would like a word

Counter point, Brokeback Mountain was brilliant