Kicking Robots

(harpers.org)

40 points | by Hooke 9 days ago ago

10 comments

  • oxfeed65261 4 days ago ago

    https://archive.ph/Ecmai

    ‘You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It’s an epistemological method you often see deployed by small children, who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of answering important questions about the world. Questions like “How solid is this thing?” and “Can I knock it over?” and “If I kick it, will it kick me back?”’

    • a3w 4 days ago ago

      Having been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one rule of physics:

      "Using force is always right. But can I apply enough force"

      • 9dev 4 days ago ago

        Relatedly, if force doesn’t help, try more force!

        • moffkalast 4 days ago ago

          Violence is not the answer.

          It is the question.

          The answer is 'yes'.

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    • stronglikedan 4 days ago ago

      That one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that case it was the robot kicking him!

  • 1970-01-01 3 days ago ago

    Robots are the slaves we deserve. I am free to shoot them, light them on fire, and disassemble them for fun. Call the police if you don't like it. Have me arrested. Prove in a courtroom that this is cruel behavior.

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  • bitwize 4 days ago ago