Terminator Scenario

[littleman]

Looks like its about to do a karate kid kick.

[rcjordan]

>karate kid

Very perceptive

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2829213/The-robo-karate-kid-Terrifying-two-legged-giant-robot-developed-Google-learns-stand-one-leg-recreates-scene-cult-film.html

[littleman]

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

[Travoli]

Interesting part starts at 2:48.  They're getting even better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2itwFJCgFQ

[littleman]

This thing is right out of an Isaac Asimov book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgIwgcz8iaM

[bill]

The Marines are building Robotic War Balls
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/02/marines-are-building-robotic-war-balls/105258/

[littleman]

How Uber's Autonomous Cars Will Destroy 10 Million Jobs And Reshape The Economy by 2025

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/how-ubers-autonomous-cars-will-destroy-10-million-jobs-and-reshape-the-economy-by-2025-lyft-google-zack-kanter/

[Travoli]

Great article, LM.  It's going to be fun living through this transition.

[buckworks]

Destroy 10 Million Jobs

Maybe we should rethink that ...

[Rupert]

Destroy 10 Million Jobs

Too late, that started with the industrial revolution.

It is a bit of a precipice. When we no longer need people to serve coffee, what will everyone do?

hopefully help each other, not commit Hara Kiri.

[Mackin USA]

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[littleman]

>Jobs

McDonald's testing kiosks

[rcjordan]

I'm not sure whether to tag this 'jobs' or 'terminator'  ...maybe both?

"We will make the most efficient hotel in the world," company President Hideo Sawada told a news conference. "In the future, we'd like to have more than 90 percent of hotel services operated by robots."

http://by2045.com/item/368-japan-to-open-world-s-first-robot-staffed-hotel

>jobs

($60) per night

[bill]

https://youtu.be/T3fWhG-TM7A

According to her official profile, Asuna is a beautiful 15-year-old who was "born" in Tokyo. She is 155 cm tall (61 inches) and weighs 43 kg (95 lbs)...but she's an ANDROID

[Rupert]

Bill, is that the right link?