SF startup is testing robots in Airbnbs, and trashing them, lawsuit claims
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#3so, so close to having people legitimately and earnestly start saying "we don't serve their kind here" while gesturing to humanoid robots
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#4>Donovan alleges that employees of the Bot Company(opens in new tab) rented his home “under false pretenses” to conduct prototype testing on robots they’re training to do household chores.
>A refrigerator shelf was cracked, and a broken glass or dish had been left in the garbage disposal. A wooden nightstand drawer was chipped. Cups and plates were in the wrong places. It looked like the furniture had been moved around.
Not sure which one is worse, the fact that the bot can't actually do household chore or the fact that the humans can't clean it up.
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#6$13,000 in damage you say? Where have I heard that number before... [1]
Keep it real, Kyle. It doesn't seem like you learned anything from the failure of your last company.
[1] https://weartv.com/news/local/report-pensacola-woman-charged...
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#8so, so close to having people legitimately and earnestly start saying "we don't serve their kind here" while gesturing to humanoid robots
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#9so, so close to having people legitimately and earnestly start saying "we don't serve their kind here" while gesturing to humanoid robots
Human only "safe spaces" will be a thing. Where they draw the line will be the question.
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#10>Donovan alleges that employees of the Bot Company(opens in new tab) rented his home “under false pretenses” to conduct prototype testing on robots they’re training to do household chores. >A refrigerator shelf was cracked, and a broken glass or dish had been left in the garbage disposal. A wooden nightstand drawer was chipped. Cups and plates were in the wrong places. It looked like the furniture had been moved arou…
It's exactly this ethos, the "move fast and break things", and oh, we don't give a fuck about who/what we damage in the process - careless people indeed.
I am someone who came of age during an incredibly hopeful time about how technology could be a force for good. The silicon valley ethos at present is totally morally bankrupt and rotten to the core.