The report, called “AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs” and published by Pew Research, is a 66-page monster [PDF].h/t David Burge @iowahawkblog
Monday, August 18, 2014
Extreme Tech: "By 2025, ‘sexbots will be commonplace’ "
"According to a new report that looks at how continuing improvements to artificial intelligence and robotics will impact society, “robotic sex partners will become commonplace” by 2025. A large portion of the report also focuses on how AI (Artificial Intelligence) and robotics will impact both blue- and white-collar workers, with about 50% of the polled experts stating that robots will displace more human jobs than they create by 2025."
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What a depressingly unfunny Conan sketch.
I predict that in 2025 I'll still be reading articles by uninformed authors trying to make money by selling advertising telling me that in the near future robots will have a growing impact on my daily life by eliminating mundane tasks and spicing up my sex life.
Unless, of course, somebody does develop a truly lifelike Tricia Helfer sexbot in which case I'll be otherwise occupied.
I am still waiting for my jetpack to fly to work wit that I was supposed to have b 2000.
Yeah, yeah, remember how the computer was going to lead to the "paperless" office? Right..
Mundane tasks are a godsend. What would your life be without mundane tasks? Significant, you say. How much significance could you stand?
Who needs a robot when we have the democrat party to screw us over.
Our taxes help uber-wealthy democrat donors get even richer. hooray dah screw!
I'm still waiting for my space moped. The Gore2000. Runs on greenhouse emissions.
I, for one, welcome our new sexbot overlords.
Best to keep from pissing them off, would be my guess.
When the nurse says "I got a robot hand grasping a man's penis" over the PA - I lolled. "Where's the rest of the robot?"... "Oh that's all you needed." more lol. those older episodes were great. Now the show is mostly a soap opera.
But will the Pimpbot5000 replace the Betamax3000?
"Who needs a robot when we have the democrat party to screw us over?"
In 2025 sexbots will be commonplace and the DNC will be pimping voter rights for sexbots.
Obviously! It's the perfect unassailable voting block, and, BONUS, you can have sex with them without them coming back on you. Sometimes the coding wears off over time in humans and they become less, erm, compliant.
Will Clinton have to switch to E-Cigars?
One more way the DNC can exploit and harvest the stupids for votes. I vote for the D because of electrolytes and free robot love.
I demand universal robot sex.
I also demand free universal robot sex morning after pills.
Eric, last night I read in comments, "I, etc."
The next comment filled in the remainder of the form, "...for one welcome our new..."
The next comment completed the reply, "mandible-extending, fish-munching overlords from the abysmal depths."
In reference to this sea-worm, Eunice aphroditois, that hides in the sand and snatches fish.
The depths are not really abysmal. In fact, they can be rather pleasant. Nor are they deep, in fact, rather shallow.
What could go wrong?
Until then you could always get Cinamax.
Yeesh! Even an ugly person is good-looking by comparison.
Who needs lady robots when there are attractive women all around all over the place.
Why, just today I met an attractive woman who lives in my building. And she took a shine to me right off, on account of my irrepressible charm when I'm not being a grade A butt hole.
She offered me cool refreshing water even though I was not thirsty and here's why.
She was in the office when I stopped in to give the boss down there a peach. She was just there so I gave a fresh ripe peach to her too. For no reason other than I wanted them to have peaches.
You see, the peaches are extraordinary right now and they have been for weeks, nearly a whole month now. For as long as I've lived in Colorado I've not know the season to last more than two weeks.
Peaches go like this:
bad peaches
bad peaches
bad peaches
and so on throughout the year
good peaches
good peaches
mealy peaches
mealy peaches
hard peaches
hard peaches
bad peaches
bad peaches
and so on throughout the year.
But not this year.
I gorge on them four at a time, I cannot get enough and never tire of peaches. I want everyone to know how amazing this is. I keep thinking of things to do with them then realized each time there is nothing I can do to improve on a perfectly ripe peach, no spice, no herb, no flakey pie crust, nothing can improve them. So I buy them by the dozen. So that's what, three days worth?
I stopped in the office to spread the peach joy and there she was, a new person. Shiny and bright and new and conversant and fresh and receptive.
"Here, have a peach."
So that is how she knows me; the peach guy.
And it's true. I told you already I even have a doll about me that proves it. One exactly like this has been in my bedroom for years inside it's glass/black lacquer case. Somebody has the doll, one of my sisters, I think. The flag says in Japanese "ni hon ichi" that means "Japan #1" Ichibon honcho in Nihon koku. That's me. On account of my birthday. That was a birthday present one year, when I was like nine, maybe ten years of age.
The woman's name is Hanna. Mnemonic, Hanna Montana. She really is from Montana.
I said, "Apposite."
Both women looked at me expressionlessly.
"Appropriateness, as a crossword clue, or a Jeopardy! clue."
"Oh."
But that is hardly the best way to remember her name, no, Daryl Hanna is a better way, and the attack of the 50 ft. woman, an encounter like that, one is unlikely to forget.
Will Clinton have to switch to E-Cigars?
Probably not, but he'd be all over E-BJs, I'd bet.
Meh, maybe not. As long as he can still attract volunteers like the Energizer Bunny, there's no real need. Unless Nurse Ratched the wife messes up the sleepovers.
Chip said peaches. I wanted peaches like Chip's peaches so I made the trip to two fruit markets in the barrio. That's where the best fruits at the best prices are found hereabouts. Oddly, one place is owned by Greeks, the other by Indians. Whatever. They've got the fruit thing FIGURED OUT! bitches.
Peaches. ohmygod good peaches, both white and golden. But wait - there's room in the basket.
Fresh figs. Only once a year can I get fresh figs and today is that day. Dark skins, white outer flesh, pink inner flesh. Priced like lobster, but worth every penny.
Big mark down on raspberries because they are one day away form dissolving. Pop on in your mouth and it turns into raspberry liquid in an instant.
The fruit frenzy begins. Grab things and put them into the cart. It's the end of mango and papaya season! Get your now! More berries, melons, and more Grab that thing I've never seen, what is it, a Jack Fruit.
Juicy soft apricots. Big juicy limes and oranges. Now pivot and go to the pepper section and load the bags.
I'm home sampling everything before it goes into the fridge. If I had a Vitamix and some vodka.....
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