At this point it feels like in the next decade or two, we might have superintelligence and robots doing most of my work. My question is a bit funny but how soon do you guys estimate robots that do your work become common even in second-world countries?
Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
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Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#2We are more likely to have water and food shortages because of resource exhaustion and climate change. Maybe goods shortages because of war or economic depression.
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#3It might not be about robot replacing chore entirely,but redefining them.Like how dishwashers don't eliminate dishes, they just changed the workflow.
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#4We are more likely to have water and food shortages because of resource exhaustion and climate change. Maybe goods shortages because of war or economic depression.
Data is proving otherwise. While locally shortages do happen, in general there more resources available than ever: http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2023/04/50-ways-the-world-is...
Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#5It might not be about robot replacing chore entirely,but redefining them.Like how dishwashers don't eliminate dishes, they just changed the workflow.
Exactly this.
A few years ago, I saw a talk that made a point about how prosthetics that mimic original human body parts are often designed from an able-bodied point of view. They look inoffensive and are designed for the wearer to blend into what's considered normal.
However, these prosthetics frequently are not all that useful. Once one starts to rethink from first principles in terms of function and efficiency rather than aesthetics this opens up an entirely new space of solutions that might be much more efficient than the original "solutions" they replace - the most famous example probably being Oscar Pistorius' running blades.
The same applies to digital transformation - and by extension AI and robotics. We don't need faster horses. We need to rethink and replace existing processes entirely.
Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#6I have a washing machine. That automates most of washing clothes, hanging and folding them takes seconds.
I expect robots in unexpected, previously unautomated areas. I don't expect them to look humanoid other than the ones that will look exceptionally humanoid perhaps changing form from time to time.
Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#7We are more likely to have water and food shortages because of resource exhaustion and climate change. Maybe goods shortages because of war or economic depression.
Data is proving otherwise. While locally shortages do happen, in general there more resources available than ever: http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2023/04/50-ways-the-world-is...
Well, except for water https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166800
Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#8Why would a super intelligent robot do work for you? No, super intelligent robot will use it's superier intellect to convince YOU to do the dishes and the fold the laundry while it watches tv.
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#9I have a washing machine. That automates most of washing clothes, hanging and folding them takes seconds. I expect robots in unexpected, previously unautomated areas. I don't expect them to look humanoid other than the ones that will look exceptionally humanoid perhaps changing form from time to time.
Hanging and folding does not take seconds blud
Re: Ask HN: When might we not have to do laundry or fold clothes or cook
#10I have a washing machine. That automates most of washing clothes, hanging and folding them takes seconds. I expect robots in unexpected, previously unautomated areas. I don't expect them to look humanoid other than the ones that will look exceptionally humanoid perhaps changing form from time to time.
Hanging and folding does not take seconds blud
Not to mention ironing and putting away.