tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5977829747081588380..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Crossing the uncanny valleyMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51333657710765471602016-02-25T12:22:48.743-06:002016-02-25T12:22:48.743-06:00And the obvious Terminator humor.And the obvious <a href="https://i.imgur.com/ONIxhUE.gifv" rel="nofollow">Terminator humor</a>. nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78526110035432283902016-02-25T10:05:02.272-06:002016-02-25T10:05:02.272-06:00when is the first deployment?
I-)when is the first deployment?<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43158032150622155662016-02-25T09:45:15.152-06:002016-02-25T09:45:15.152-06:00I don't feel much empathy -- it is much easier...I don't feel much empathy -- it is much easier for me to imagine cowering under a desk, clutching my daughter while Big Dogs sweep the area, looking to finish off the human survivors. Advances like this are probably inevitable, but it doesn't keep them from being chilling for me.Jeffohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06989946392105339862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17541976181451576242016-02-25T08:32:02.254-06:002016-02-25T08:32:02.254-06:00the gait of all the BD (now a part of the google e...the gait of all the BD (now a part of the google empire) robots is just so life-like. sometimes they are so faltering that you want to run out and make sure it does not fall over. having the sensation, towards a robot, that this is your child, or a just born animal, taking its first steps - THAT is scary. <br /><br />I-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17952812115971966842016-02-25T08:28:28.066-06:002016-02-25T08:28:28.066-06:00My first response when the guy teased the robot an...My first response when the guy teased the robot and then knocked it over was sadness and empathy for the robot; it took an instant for my logic to kick in and remind me that it is, after all, "just" a robot.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-47120614259885760542016-02-25T07:39:06.209-06:002016-02-25T07:39:06.209-06:00Have not seen this anywhere else yet. I'd like...Have not seen this anywhere else yet. I'd like to propose faun-like as a description of the gait.Adrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40028190883036665922016-02-25T03:58:10.049-06:002016-02-25T03:58:10.049-06:00Having just finished Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilso...Having just finished Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilson (a book I would highly recommend, by the way), this video strikes a certain amount of fear into my heart!<br /><br />[Am also amused by the 'I am not a robot' check I had to pass in order to post this...]Elsnoreply@blogger.com