A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    412·
    12 days ago

    Probably hundreds of movies show all the ways making humanoid robots can go wrong. Why the hell does anyone think it’s still a good idea to make robots that are significantly stronger than humans?

    • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.mlEnglish
      241·
      12 days ago

      If you consider the mentality of fascist dictators, the concept of an ever obedient non thinking workforce/army is very appealing. That’s why.

      Could it end badly even for them? Sure, but heck, if they don’t make the human race ending robots, someone else will.

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
      16·
      12 days ago

      Got nothing to do with being humanoid.

      Bipedal predators are a rounding error, probably the most effective hunter/killer robot would be dog shaped and medium dog sized, with a back mounted turret.

      Give it pack tactics, with radio comms…

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
      71·
      12 days ago

      Why the hell does anyone think it’s still a good idea to make robots that are significantly stronger than humans?

      So they can easily do tasks better than a human or that a human could not possibly do. Like moving heavy furniture unaided.

    • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      The strongest wisdom I have learned in life is that if humans can do it, they will. Ethics can never prevent something from arising; only physics.