• usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    yes robots to do housework would be cool. But anthropomorphising them would just be weird and creepy.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Eh, I anthromophise inanimate and semi-animate objects all the time. My car has a name, my computer has a name. I curse the godess of the light switch every time a bulb blows. I understand how it could develop pathologically for some people, though.

      Of course this will be used entirely for evil though. Imagine the boot stamping on your face has an adorable Hello Kitty voice, forever.

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I meant it would be weird to make the robots that we use for household chores seem like people. If they were people they would be slaves. So it's way less uncomfortable for them to be clearly just machines that perform household tasks which is what they are anyway

        • Mardoniush [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Oh yeah. I'm pretty sure robotics is 30 years off a human analogue at least. I was meaning more semi-human personalities like Alexa/Siri. "Robot Jeeves" personalities that are enough to form some attachment to but clearly characters and not uncanny valley human.