Activity – FiatLux – The Giza Forum (Legacy)

FiatLux posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago

“A Hong Kong-based robotics company plans to mass produce humanoid robots to replace workers across industries such as healthcare and education.” According to the company’s founder, “The world of Covid-19 is going to need more and more automation to keep people safe.” The magic malady that makes robots appear…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/company-plans-mass-rollout-humanoid-robots-replace-workers-healthcare-education
- Billy Bob replied 5 years, 2 months ago
  More like the neurotic germaphobia programmed into the populace because of C, offers many opportunities to exploit.
- SchwarzenStein replied 5 years, 2 months ago
  That would be Hanson Robotics, the wonderful folks who brought us Sophia. They also have a Medical/Healthcare model called “Grace” I believe…..smh.
  - FiatLux replied 5 years, 2 months ago
    Oh, I didn’t catch that it was the same fine folks responsible for Sophia. “Grace” and “Sophia”? Completely innocent choice of names, I’m sure…
    - SchwarzenStein replied 5 years, 2 months ago
      
      Right, and supposedly there are 5 different models. “Sophia” and “Grace” are the only versions I’ve heard about, sure makes one curious about the other three.
- Laura replied 5 years, 2 months ago
  we have misogyny IRL and female AI.
  https://www.geekwire.com/2016/why-is-ai-female-how-our-ideas-about-sex-and-service-influence-the-personalities-we-give-machines/
  - FiatLux replied 5 years, 2 months ago
    I don’t get the current obsession with sex and gender in all things. I thought we were past seeing humans through the lens of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, etc., and now it’s not just humans, but objects. And then when there are actual problems in real life, well, ideology comes first and reality takes a backseat. It’s nuts. I suppose we can look forward to Ph.D. dissertations analyzing the racial characteristics of AI and where it fits in the hierarchy of oppression.
    - Laura replied 5 years, 2 months ago
      
      hope I didn’t violate your safe space by bringing up the issue of ascribing a gender to an AI service. I thinking giving a machine a gender is fascinating but I understand how others may not agree. I always have liked learning what french nouns were masculine or feminine.
      
      FiatLux replied 5 years, 2 months ago
      
      Nah, no worries, I don’t have a safe space (nor, in general, do I tend to warm to those who advocate them). What made me bristle was the thought that identity politics might be invading even technology and discussions of AI.