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
    141·
    8 months 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
      9·
      8 months 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.

    • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months 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.